Became law as Act 102 of 2018, signed October 24, 2018, 575 days after it was filed.
2017–2018 Regular Session
House Bill 983
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses.
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
24 co-sponsors
BRANDON P. NEUMAN, VANESSA L. LOWERY BROWN, THOMAS R. CALTAGIRONE, Becky Corbin, TINA M. DAVIS, ROBERT FREEMAN, C. ADAM HARRIS, Rich Irvin, MARK A. LONGIETTI, BERNARD T. O'NEILL, TINA PICKETT, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Michael H. Schlossberg, Jared G. Solomon, TODD STEPHENS, P. MICHAEL STURLA, MARCY TOEPEL, Judy Ward, Frank A. Farry, Stephen Kinsey, KATHARINE M. WATSON, Mark Rozzi, Eric Roe, Christopher M. Rabb
Its course
March 28, 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 action22 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 28 to Dec 6253 days
JudiciaryMar 28 to Nov 21238 days
AppropriationsDec 5 to Dec 61 day
In the SenateDec 6 to Oct 17315 days
JudiciaryDec 8 to Jun 5179 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 6
Senate, third reading46–3
Passed · Oct 17, 2018
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Nov 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 Mar 28 – Dec 6
- Mar 28Sent to JUDICIARY
- Nov 21JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
- Dec 5Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Dec 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 187 to 0
In the Senate Dec 8 – Oct 17, 2018
- Dec 8Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to JUDICIARY
- Jun 5, 2018JUDICIARY recommended it
- Jun 6, 2018Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2018Passed the Senate, 46 to 3
To the Governor Oct 17, 2018 – Oct 24, 2018
- Oct 17, 2018Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Oct 18, 2018Sent to the Governor
- Oct 24, 2018Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 102 of 2018
All 22 actions, as published
- Mar 28Referred to JUDICIARY, March 28, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Nov 21Reported as amended, Nov. 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Nov 21First consideration, Nov. 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Nov 21Laid on the table, Nov. 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 4Removed from table, Dec. 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 5Second consideration, Dec. 5, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 5Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 5, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 6Re-reported as committed, Dec. 6, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 6Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 6, 2017 (187-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Dec 8In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Dec 8Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 8, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 5, 2018Reported as committed, June 5, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 5, 2018First consideration, June 5, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 6, 2018Second consideration, June 6, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Sep 24, 2018Laid on the table, Sept. 24, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Sep 24, 2018Removed from table, Sept. 24, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 17, 2018Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 17, 2018 (46-3) [Senate]Senate
- Oct 17, 2018Signed in House, Oct. 17, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 17, 2018Signed in Senate, Oct. 17, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18, 2018Presented to the Governor, Oct. 18, 2018Governor
- Oct 24, 2018Approved by the Governor, Oct. 24, 2018Governor
- Oct 24, 2018Act No. 102Governor