l9n/ Pennsylvania

2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 2561

An Act amending the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L.197, No.57), known as the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for approval of drugs, for exemptions and exceptions and for violations and penalties.

Became law as Act 99 of 2020, signed October 29, 2020, 143 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

19 co-sponsors

TARAH C. TOOHIL, Anita Astorino Kulik, TINA PICKETT, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, ROSITA C. YOUNGBLOOD, STEPHEN E. BARRAR, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Rich Irvin, R. Lee James, MARK K. KELLER, Jonathan Fritz, KAREN BOBACK, Paul Schemel, Louis C. Schmitt Jr., GERALD J. MULLERY, Lori A. Mizgorski, Wendy Ullman, DAVID S. HICKERNELL

Its course

June 8 to October 29, 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 action22 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 8 to Sep 29113 days

Professional LicensureJun 8 to Sep 1599 days

AppropriationsSep 17 to Sep 2912 days

In the SenateSep 29 to Oct 2021 days

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureOct 2 to Oct 64 days

AppropriationsOct 19 to Oct 201 day

Waiting to be sentOct 20 to Oct 211 day

With the GovernorOct 21 to Oct 298 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Sep 29

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · Oct 20

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 15

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 Jun 8 – Sep 29

  1. Jun 8Sent to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  2. Sep 15PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it as amended
  3. Sep 17Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Sep 29APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Oct 2 – Oct 20

  1. Oct 2Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  3. Oct 6CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it
  4. Oct 19Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 20APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

To the Governor Oct 20 – Oct 29

  1. Oct 20Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Oct 21Signed in the Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Oct 29Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 99 of 2020
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jun 8Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 8, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Sep 15Reported as amended, Sept. 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Sep 15First consideration, Sept. 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Sep 15Laid on the table, Sept. 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Sep 16Removed from table, Sept. 16, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Sep 17Second consideration, Sept. 17, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Sep 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 17, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Sep 29Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Sep 29Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 29, 2020 (202-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Oct 2In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  11. Oct 2Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Oct. 2, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  12. Oct 6Reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  13. Oct 6First consideration, Oct. 6, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  14. Oct 19Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  15. Oct 19Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  16. Oct 20Re-reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  17. Oct 20Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 20, 2020 (48-0) [Senate]Senate
  18. Oct 20Signed in House, Oct. 20, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Oct 21Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  20. Oct 21Presented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2020Governor
  21. Oct 29Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020Governor
  22. Oct 29Act No. 99Governor