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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 256

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of assault by prisoner; in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional sexual assault; and, in registration of sexual offenders, further providing for sexual offenses and tier system.

Became law as Act 63 of 2020, signed July 23, 2020, 541 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

20 co-sponsors

HARRY A. READSHAW III, Pam Snyder, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, R. Lee James, STEPHEN E. BARRAR, Jeanne McNeill, Rich Irvin, DONNA OBERLANDER, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, Jesse Topper, David H. Zimmerman, MIKE REESE, James B. Struzzi II, NEAL P. GOODMAN, MARK M. GILLEN, KERRY A. BENNINGHOFF, KURT A. MASSER, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Tommy Sankey

Its course

January 29, 2019 to July 23, 2020, 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 action29 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Dec 18323 days

JudiciaryJan 29 to Nov 19294 days

AppropriationsDec 17 to Dec 181 day

In the SenateDec 18 to Jun 30195 days

JudiciaryDec 26 to Jun 24181 days

AppropriationsJun 29 to Jun 301 day

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 30 to Jul 77 days

Waiting to be sentJul 7 to Jul 136 days

With the GovernorJul 13 to Jul 2310 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading146–51

    Passed · Dec 18

  • Senate, amendment36–14

    Jun 29, 2020

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 30, 2020

  • House of Representatives, concurrence173–28

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jul 7, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 19

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 24, 2020

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 29, 2020

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 Jan 29 – Dec 18

  1. Jan 29Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Nov 19JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Dec 17Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Dec 18APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 146 to 51

In the Senate Dec 26 – Jun 30, 2020

  1. Dec 26Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jun 24, 2020JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 29, 2020Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 30, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jul 7, 2020

  1. Jul 7, 2020Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 173 to 28
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jul 13, 2020 – Jul 23, 2020

  1. Jul 13, 2020Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 23, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 63 of 2020
All 29 actions, as published
  1. Jan 29Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 29, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Nov 19Reported as amended, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Nov 19First consideration, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Nov 19Laid on the table, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Nov 21Removed from table, Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Dec 17Second consideration, Dec. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Dec 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Dec 18Re-reported as committed, Dec. 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Dec 18Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 18, 2019 (146-51) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Dec 18(Remarks see House Journal Page 2081), Dec. 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Dec 26In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  12. Dec 26Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 24, 2020Reported as amended, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 24, 2020First consideration, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 29, 2020Second consideration, with amendments, June 29, 2020 (36-14) [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 29, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 29, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 679), June 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 30, 2020Re-reported as committed, June 30, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 30, 2020Third consideration and final passage, June 30, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  20. Jul 7, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jul 7, 2020Referred to RULES, July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Jul 7, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Jul 7, 2020House concurred in Senate amendments, July 7, 2020 (173-28) [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jul 7, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 1033-1035), July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jul 7, 2020Signed in House, July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jul 13, 2020Signed in Senate, July 13, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  27. Jul 13, 2020Presented to the Governor, July 13, 2020Governor
  28. Jul 23, 2020Approved by the Governor, July 23, 2020Governor
  29. Jul 23, 2020Act No. 63Governor