Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on September 26, 2018. The 2017–2018 session has ended.
2017–2018 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1129
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions, for hearing, for grounds for involuntary termination and for petition for involuntary termination, providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of birth parent or putative father unknown, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
April 16 to September 26, 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 action12 actions on 7 days
In the SenateApr 16 to Jun 1156 days
JudiciaryApr 16 to Jun 550 days
In the House of RepresentativesJun 11 to Sep 26 · stopped107 days
JudiciaryJun 13 to Sep 25104 days
Children & YouthSep 25 to Sep 25 · moved on0 days
Children & YouthSep 25 to Sep 261 day
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading49–0
Passed · Jun 11
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 5
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 26
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 Senate Apr 16 – Jun 11
- Apr 16Sent to JUDICIARY
- Jun 5JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
- Jun 6Read a second time
- Jun 11Passed the Senate, 49 to 0
In the House of Representatives Jun 13 – Sep 26
- Jun 13Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Sent to JUDICIARY
- Sep 25Sent to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
- Sent to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
- Sep 26CHILDREN AND YOUTH recommended it as amended
All 12 actions, as published
- Apr 16Referred to JUDICIARY, April 16, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 5Reported as amended, June 5, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 5First consideration, June 5, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 6Second consideration, June 6, 2018 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 11Third consideration and final passage, June 11, 2018 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
- Jun 13In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 13Referred to JUDICIARY, June 13, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 25Reported with request to re-refer to CHILDREN AND YOUTH, Sept. 25, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 25Re-referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH, Sept. 25, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 26Reported as amended, Sept. 26, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 26First consideration, Sept. 26, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
- Sep 26Laid on the table, Sept. 26, 2018 [House]House of Representatives