HARRISBURG — The state Senate passed a bill Monday night providing reauthorization for the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program.

The federal program, known as CHIP, is administered by the states and provides health insurance to children whose families don’t qualify for Medicaid.

With the governor’s approval — which is expected — the program will be authorized for another two years after a 43-6 vote Monday.

The Senate had originally approved the bill in October with an amendment proposed by state Sen. Don White, R-41st, prohibiting the use of funds for sex change procedures. On Nov. 20 the state House approved the bill unanimously, but removed the amendment.

White voted in favor of the bill Monday without his amendment, though state Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-21st, was one of the dissenting votes. The assembly had until the end of the year to take action on CHIP.

There are about 175,000 Pennsylvania children enrolled in CHIP, including 2,080 in Butler County, according to the state Department of Human Services.

The program costs about $450 million per year, though 90 percent of that is covered by the federal government, according to Gov. Tom Wolf, who praised the assembly in a news release Monday.