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PRINTER'S NO. 724
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
739
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY PICKETT, BROOKS, BURGOS, CIRESI, HENNESSEY, HILL-
EVANS, KENYATTA, McNEILL, MILLARD, NEILSON, OWLETT,
SAMUELSON, TOOHIL, WARREN, WHEELAND AND ZIMMERMAN,
MARCH 3, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 3, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
providing for payments for burial services; and abrogating a
regulation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Article IV of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a
subarticle to read:
(n) Burial Services Allowance
Section 494. Payments for Burial Services.--(a) The
department shall pay a burial or cremation allowance in the
amount of $900 for the following:
(1) Individuals who received Supplemental Security Income.
(2) Individuals who received cash benefits from the
department prior to death.
(3) Individuals found eligible for cash assistance prior to
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