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2017–2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1979

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for twenty year limitation.

Became law as Act 46 of 2018, signed June 25, 2018, 186 days after it was filed.

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

11 co-sponsors

John D McGinnis, Judy Ward, ROBERT W. GODSHALL, TIMOTHY F. HENNESSEY, Harold A. English, WARREN E. KAMPF, TIM BRIGGS, Perry S. Warren, Francis X. Ryan, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI

Its course

December 21, 2017 to June 25, 2018, 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 action22 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesDec 21 to Feb 647 days

JudiciaryDec 21 to Jan 2333 days

AppropriationsFeb 5 to Feb 61 day

In the SenateFeb 6 to Jun 19133 days

JudiciaryFeb 12 to Apr 2471 days

AppropriationsMay 23 to Jun 1321 days

Waiting to be sentJun 19 to Jun 212 days

With the GovernorJun 21 to Jun 254 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading193–0

    Passed · Feb 6, 2018

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · Jun 19, 2018

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Dec 21 – Feb 6, 2018

  1. Dec 21Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jan 23, 2018JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Feb 5, 2018Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Feb 6, 2018APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 193 to 0

In the Senate Feb 12, 2018 – Jun 19, 2018

  1. Feb 12, 2018Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Apr 24, 2018JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. May 23, 2018Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 13, 2018APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 19, 2018Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

To the Governor Jun 20, 2018 – Jun 25, 2018

  1. Jun 20, 2018Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jun 21, 2018Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 25, 2018Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 46 of 2018
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Dec 21Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jan 23, 2018Reported as committed, Jan. 23, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jan 23, 2018First consideration, Jan. 23, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jan 23, 2018Laid on the table, Jan. 23, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Jan 24, 2018Removed from table, Jan. 24, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Feb 5, 2018Second consideration, Feb. 5, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Feb 5, 2018Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 5, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Feb 6, 2018Re-reported as committed, Feb. 6, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Feb 6, 2018Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 6, 2018 (193-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Feb 12, 2018In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  11. Feb 12, 2018Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 12, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  12. Apr 24, 2018Reported as committed, April 24, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  13. Apr 24, 2018First consideration, April 24, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  14. May 23, 2018Second consideration, May 23, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  15. May 23, 2018Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 23, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 13, 2018Re-reported as committed, June 13, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 19, 2018Third consideration and final passage, June 19, 2018 (48-0) [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 20, 2018Signed in House, June 20, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Jun 20, 2018Signed in Senate, June 20, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 21, 2018Presented to the Governor, June 21, 2018Governor
  21. Jun 25, 2018Approved by the Governor, June 25, 2018Governor
  22. Jun 25, 2018Act No. 46Governor