Became law as Act 123 of 2018, signed October 24, 2018, 138 days after it was filed.
2017–2018 Regular Session
House Bill 2476
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental operations, further providing for weapons or implements for escape; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for contraband prohibited.
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
38 co-sponsors
STEPHEN E. BARRAR, Greg Rothman, Francis X. Ryan, MARK K. KELLER, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Jesse Topper, W. CURTIS THOMAS, DARYL D. METCALFE, Kevin Haggerty, Pam Snyder, Harold A. English, JIM MARSHALL, JAMES A. COX JR., Craig T. Staats, FRANK J. BURNS, SETH M. GROVE, DAVID R. MILLARD, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, DONNA OBERLANDER, Carol Hill-Evans, Judy Ward, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, Tommy Sankey, C. ADAM HARRIS, NEAL P. GOODMAN, JOHN A. LAWRENCE, KATHARINE M. WATSON, MARK M. GILLEN, Matthew D. Dowling, Ryan Warner, MARGUERITE CORR QUINN, Barry J. Jozwiak, MICHAEL K. HANNA SR., WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Kristin Phillips-Hill, BRAD ROAE, Cris Dush, BRYAN E. BARBIN
Its course
June 8 to October 24, 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 10 days
In the House of RepresentativesJun 8 to Oct 9123 days
JudiciaryJun 8 to Sep 25109 days
AppropriationsOct 1 to Oct 98 days
In the SenateOct 9 to Oct 178 days
JudiciaryOct 12 to Oct 153 days
Waiting to be sentOct 17 to Oct 181 day
With the GovernorOct 18 to Oct 246 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading189–2
Passed · Oct 9
Senate, third reading49–0
Passed · Oct 17
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 1
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 Jun 8 – Oct 9
- Jun 8Sent to JUDICIARY
- Sep 25JUDICIARY recommended it
- Oct 1Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Oct 9APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 189 to 2
In the Senate Oct 12 – Oct 17
- Oct 12Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to JUDICIARY
- Oct 15JUDICIARY recommended it
- Oct 16Read a second time
- Oct 17Passed the Senate, 49 to 0
To the Governor Oct 17 – Oct 24
- Oct 17Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Oct 18Sent to the Governor
- Oct 24Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 123 of 2018
All 22 actions, as published
- Jun 8Referred to JUDICIARY, June 8, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 25Reported as committed, Sept. 25, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 25First consideration, Sept. 25, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 25Laid on the table, Sept. 25, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 25Removed from table, Sept. 25, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 1Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 1, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 1Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 1, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 1(Remarks see House Journal Page 1181), Oct. 1, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 9Re-reported as committed, Oct. 9, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 9Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 9, 2018 (189-2) [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 1229), Oct. 9, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 12In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Oct 12Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 12, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 15Reported as committed, Oct. 15, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 15First consideration, Oct. 15, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 16Second consideration, Oct. 16, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 17Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 17, 2018 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
- Oct 17Signed in House, Oct. 17, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 17Signed in Senate, Oct. 17, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18Presented to the Governor, Oct. 18, 2018Governor
- Oct 24Approved by the Governor, Oct. 24, 2018Governor
- Oct 24Act No. 123Governor