Following is a listing of legislative and executive action for the week of Oct. 8. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives were set to return to session on Monday.

Prescription Coverage

The state House of Representatives on Oct. 11 voted unanimously to approve legislation authored by Rep. Frank Farry, R-Bucks, which would change income eligibility guidelines for the Pacenet program, extending prescription drug coverage to more than 17,000 older Pennsylvanians. The PACE and Pacenet programs provide low-cost prescription drugs to nearly 282,000 Pennsylvanians age 65 and older. Both programs are funded from proceeds of the Pennsylvania Lottery.