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2017–2018 Regular Session

House Bill 544

An Act amending the act of February 2, 1966 (1965 P.L.1860, No.586), entitled "An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts," further providing for liability for landowners to recreational users.

Became law as Act 98 of 2018, signed October 24, 2018, 602 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

24 co-sponsors

Keith J. Greiner, TINA PICKETT, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, Jesse Topper, RYAN E. MACKENZIE, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, R. Lee James, DAVID R. MILLARD, KAREN BOBACK, GARTH D. EVERETT, WILL F. TALLMAN, Judy Ward, Steven C. Mentzer, C. ADAM HARRIS, David H. Zimmerman, DAVID S. HICKERNELL, NEAL P. GOODMAN, MARK M. GILLEN, Jason Ortitay, MATTHEW M. GABLER, DOYLE M. HEFFLEY, MARTIN T. CAUSER, Barry J. Jozwiak, BRYAN E. BARBIN

Its course

March 1, 2017 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 action35 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 1 to Dec 5279 days

Tourism & Recreational DevelopmentMar 1 to Jun 697 days

RulesJun 6 to Jun 2721 days

AppropriationsJun 29 to Dec 5159 days

In the SenateDec 5 to Oct 17316 days

Environmental Resources & EnergyDec 8 to Mar 27109 days

AppropriationsOct 3 to Oct 1512 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesOct 17 to Oct 170 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 reading187–0

    Passed · Dec 5

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Oct 17, 2018

  • House of Representatives, concurrence181–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Oct 17, 2018

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 29

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 27, 2018

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 16, 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 Mar 1 – Dec 5

  1. Mar 1Sent to TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  2. Jun 6TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT recommended it
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 27RULES recommended it
  5. Jun 29Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Dec 5APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 187 to 0

In the Senate Dec 8 – Oct 17, 2018

  1. Dec 8Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
  3. Mar 27, 2018ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY recommended it as amended
  4. Oct 3, 2018Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 15, 2018APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Oct 16, 2018Amended on the floor
  8. Oct 17, 2018Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Oct 17, 2018

  1. Oct 17, 2018Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 181 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Oct 17, 2018 – Oct 24, 2018

  1. Oct 17, 2018Signed in the Senate
  2. Oct 18, 2018Sent to the Governor
  3. Oct 24, 2018Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 98 of 2018
All 35 actions, as published
  1. Mar 1Referred to TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, March 1, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jun 6Reported as committed, June 6, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jun 6First consideration, June 6, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jun 6Re-committed to RULES, June 6, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Jun 27Re-reported as committed, June 27, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Jun 28(Remarks see House Journal Page 1228-1230), June 28, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Jun 29Second consideration, with amendments, June 29, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Jun 29Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 29, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Jun 29(Remarks see House Journal Page 1265-1266), June 29, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1307-1308), June 30, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Dec 5Re-reported as committed, Dec. 5, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Dec 5Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 5, 2017 (187-0) [House]House of Representatives
  13. Dec 8In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  14. Dec 8Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Dec. 8, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  15. Mar 27, 2018Reported as amended, March 27, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  16. Mar 27, 2018First consideration, March 27, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 4, 2018Laid on the table, June 4, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 4, 2018Removed from table, June 4, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 22, 2018Laid on the table, June 22, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 22, 2018Removed from table, June 22, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  21. Oct 3, 2018Second consideration, Oct. 3, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  22. Oct 3, 2018Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 3, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  23. Oct 15, 2018Re-reported as committed, Oct. 15, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  24. Oct 16, 2018Amended on third consideration, Oct. 16, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  25. Oct 17, 2018Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 17, 2018 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  26. Oct 17, 2018(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ), Oct. 17, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  27. Oct 17, 2018In the House [House]House of Representatives
  28. Oct 17, 2018Referred to RULES, Oct. 17, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  29. Oct 17, 2018Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 17, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  30. Oct 17, 2018House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 17, 2018 (181-0) [House]House of Representatives
  31. Oct 17, 2018Signed in House, Oct. 17, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  32. Oct 17, 2018Signed in Senate, Oct. 17, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  33. Oct 18, 2018Presented to the Governor, Oct. 18, 2018Governor
  34. Oct 24, 2018Approved by the Governor, Oct. 24, 2018Governor
  35. Oct 24, 2018Act No. 98Governor