Became law as Act 33 of 2017, signed October 11, 2017, 261 days after it was filed.
2017–2018 Regular Session
House Bill 45
An Act providing for the use of investigational drugs, biological products and medical devices by terminally ill patients.
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
43 co-sponsors
STEPHEN E. BARRAR, KAREN BOBACK, VANESSA L. LOWERY BROWN, THOMAS R. CALTAGIRONE, MARTIN T. CAUSER, DOMINIC J. COSTA, JAMES A. COX JR., Russ Diamond, DAN FRANKEL, KEITH GILLESPIE, C. ADAM HARRIS, R. Lee James, WILLIAM F. KELLER, Stephen Kinsey, MARK A. LONGIETTI, JIM MARSHALL, DAVID R. MILLARD, DAN MOUL, GERALD J. MULLERY, THOMAS P. MURT, ED NEILSON, MICHAEL H. O'BRIEN, Jason Ortitay, TINA PICKETT, THOMAS J. QUIGLEY, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Michael H. Schlossberg, JUSTIN J. SIMMONS, MARCY TOEPEL, Judy Ward, KATHARINE M. WATSON, David H. Zimmerman, MATTHEW M. GABLER, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, Dan L. Miller, Perry S. Warren, Kristin Phillips-Hill, BRYAN E. BARBIN, Frank A. Farry, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, ADAM J. RAVENSTAHL, Barry J. Jozwiak
Its course
January 23 to October 11, 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 action27 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Apr 1885 days
Human ServicesJan 23 to Mar 2258 days
AppropriationsApr 5 to Apr 1813 days
In the SenateApr 18 to Oct 2167 days
Health & Human ServicesApr 20 to Jun 2162 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesOct 2 to Oct 42 days
Waiting to be sentOct 4 to Oct 51 day
With the GovernorOct 5 to Oct 116 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading193–0
Passed · Apr 18
Senate, third reading49–0
Passed · Oct 2
House of Representatives, concurrence198–0
Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Oct 4
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 22
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 5
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 21
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 Jan 23 – Apr 18
- Jan 23Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
- Mar 22HUMAN SERVICES recommended it as amended
- Apr 5Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Apr 18APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 193 to 0
In the Senate Apr 20 – Oct 2
- Apr 20Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Jun 21HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it as amended
- Jun 30Read a second time
- Oct 2Passed the Senate, 49 to 0
Back in the House of Representatives Oct 3 – Oct 4
- Oct 3Returned to the House of Representatives
- Sent to RULES
- Oct 4The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 198 to 0
- Signed in the House of Representatives
To the Governor Oct 4 – Oct 11
- Oct 4Signed in the Senate
- Oct 5Sent to the Governor
- Oct 11Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 33 of 2017
All 27 actions, as published
- Jan 23Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 23, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Mar 22Reported as amended, March 22, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Mar 22First consideration, March 22, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Mar 22Laid on the table, March 22, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 4Removed from table, April 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 5Second consideration, with amendments, April 5, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 5Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 5, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 18Re-reported as committed, April 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 18Third consideration and final passage, April 18, 2017 (193-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Apr 20Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, April 20, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 21Reported as amended, June 21, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 21First consideration, June 21, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 30Second consideration, June 30, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 17Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), July 17, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 26Removed from table, July 26, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 2Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 2, 2017 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
- Oct 3In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 3Referred to RULES, Oct. 3, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 3Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 3, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 4House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 4, 2017 (198-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 4(Remarks see House Journal Page 1599-1600), Oct. 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 4Signed in House, Oct. 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 4Signed in Senate, Oct. 4, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 5Presented to the Governor, Oct. 5, 2017Governor
- Oct 11Approved by the Governor, Oct. 11, 2017Governor
- Oct 11Act No. 33Governor