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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 37

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in rules of the road in general, repealing provisions relating to prohibiting text-based communications, prohibiting use of interactive wireless communications devices and imposing penalties; and, in operation of vehicles miscellaneous provisions, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Transportation Committee on January 23, 2020. The 2019–2020 session has ended.

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

43 co-sponsors

HARRY A. READSHAW III, TODD STEPHENS, DAVID R. MILLARD, Carol Hill-Evans, SUSAN C. HELM, THOMAS P. MURT, Craig T. Staats, Jesse Topper, Brett R. Miller, Marty Flynn, Joanna E. McClinton, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, Francis X. Ryan, MaryLouise Isaacson, James B. Struzzi II, TARAH C. TOOHIL, MICHAEL B. CARROLL, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Joe Ciresi, Kyle J. Mullins, ED NEILSON, TINA M. DAVIS, Ryan A. Bizzarro, JIM MARSHALL, KAREN BOBACK, Valerie S. Gaydos, Ryan Warner, Lynda Schlegel Culver, TIMOTHY F. HENNESSEY, Eric R. Nelson, PAMELA A. DeLISSIO, DAN MOUL, MARIA P. DONATUCCI, TIM BRIGGS, JOE EMRICK, R. Lee James, Bridget M. Kosierowski, Christina D. Sappey, Steven R. Malagari, Peter Schweyer, Wendy Ullman, MARCIA M. HAHN, Joe Webster

Its course

February 5, 2019 to January 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 action17 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Jan 15344 days

TransportationFeb 5 to Jun 10125 days

RulesJun 10 to Sep 1799 days

AppropriationsJan 14 to Jan 151 day

In the SenateJan 15 to Jan 23 · stopped8 days

TransportationJan 23 to Jan 23 · stopped0 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading120–74

    Passed · Jan 15, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 10

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 14, 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 Feb 5 – Jan 15, 2020

  1. Feb 5Sent to TRANSPORTATION
  2. Jun 10TRANSPORTATION recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Sep 17RULES recommended it
  5. Jan 14, 2020Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jan 15, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 120 to 74

In the Senate Jan 23, 2020

  1. Jan 23, 2020Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to TRANSPORTATION
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 5, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jun 10Reported as amended, June 10, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jun 10First consideration, June 10, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jun 10Re-committed to RULES, June 10, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Sep 17Re-reported as committed, Sept. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Sep 17Laid on the table, Sept. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Sep 18Removed from table, Sept. 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Dec 9Laid on the table, Dec. 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Dec 9Removed from table, Dec. 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jan 14, 2020Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jan 14, 2020Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jan 14, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 56-61), Jan. 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Jan 15, 2020Re-reported as committed, Jan. 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Jan 15, 2020Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 15, 2020 (120-74) [House]House of Representatives
  15. Jan 15, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 90-92), Jan. 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Jan 23, 2020In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  17. Jan 23, 2020Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 23, 2020 [Senate]Senate