Became law as Act 68 of 2017, signed December 22, 2017, 256 days after it was filed.
2017–2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1139
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family, further providing for newborn protection; in child protective services, further providing for taking child into protective custody; and, in newborn protection, further providing for definitions and for health care providers accepting newborns, providing for emergency services providers accepting newborns and for incubators for newborns and further providing for reporting acceptance of newborns, for immunity and for duties of department.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
20 co-sponsors
STEPHEN BLOOM, BRYAN D. CUTLER, C. ADAM HARRIS, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, DAVID R. MILLARD, Brett R. Miller, DONNA OBERLANDER, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Eric Roe, Francis X. Ryan, Tommy Sankey, TARAH C. TOOHIL, Judy Ward, Jeff C. Wheeland, David H. Zimmerman, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, BRYAN E. BARBIN, NICHOLAS A. MICCARELLI III, KATHY L. RAPP, Mark Rozzi
Its course
April 10 to December 22, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action28 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 10 to Jun 2071 days
JudiciaryApr 10 to Jun 1364 days
RulesJun 13 to Jun 196 days
AppropriationsJun 19 to Jun 201 day
In the SenateJun 20 to Dec 12175 days
JudiciaryJun 22 to Oct 3103 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesDec 12 to Dec 131 day
Waiting to be sentDec 13 to Dec 130 days
With the GovernorDec 13 to Dec 229 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading194–0
Passed · Jun 20
Senate, third reading50–0
Passed · Dec 12
House of Representatives, concurrence188–0
Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Dec 13
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 13
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 3
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 11
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Apr 10 – Jun 20
- Apr 10Sent to JUDICIARY
- Jun 13JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
- Sent to RULES
- Jun 19RULES recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Jun 20APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 194 to 0
In the Senate Jun 22 – Dec 12
- Jun 22Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to JUDICIARY
- Oct 3JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
- Oct 18Read a second time
- Dec 11Amended on the floor
- Dec 12Passed the Senate, 50 to 0
Back in the House of Representatives Dec 12 – Dec 13
- Dec 12Returned to the House of Representatives
- Sent to RULES
- Dec 13The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 188 to 0
- Signed in the House of Representatives
To the Governor Dec 13 – Dec 22
- Dec 13Signed in the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Dec 22Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 68 of 2017
All 28 actions, as published
- Apr 10Referred to JUDICIARY, April 10, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 13Reported as amended, June 13, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 13First consideration, June 13, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 13Re-committed to RULES, June 13, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 19Re-reported as committed, June 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 19Second consideration, June 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 19Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20Re-reported as committed, June 20, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20Third consideration and final passage, June 20, 2017 (194-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 22In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Jun 22Referred to JUDICIARY, June 22, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 3Reported as amended, Oct. 3, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 3First consideration, Oct. 3, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18Second consideration, Oct. 18, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Nov 15Laid on the table, Nov. 15, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Nov 15Removed from table, Nov. 15, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Dec 11Amended on third consideration, Dec. 11, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Dec 12Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 12, 2017 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
- Dec 12In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 12Referred to RULES, Dec. 12, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 12Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 12, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 13House concurred in Senate amendments, Dec. 13, 2017 (188-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 2143-2144), Dec. 13, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 13Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 13Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Dec 13Presented to the Governor, Dec. 13, 2017Governor
- Dec 22Approved by the Governor, Dec. 22, 2017Governor
- Dec 22Act No. 68Governor