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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 440

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement, for petition for limited access, for clean slate limited access and for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access; and, in administration of justice, further providing for attachment and summary punishment for contempts.

Became law as Act 83 of 2020, signed October 29, 2020, 626 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

48 co-sponsors

Joanna E. McClinton, TIM BRIGGS, R. Lee James, THOMAS P. MURT, Malcolm Kenyatta, MARK A. LONGIETTI, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Christopher M. Rabb, ROSITA C. YOUNGBLOOD, MaryLouise Isaacson, Russ Diamond, ROBERT FREEMAN, Rich Irvin, JUSTIN J. SIMMONS, Jeanne McNeill, Kristine C. Howard, Craig T. Staats, Carol Hill-Evans, SETH M. GROVE, ED NEILSON, Peter Schweyer, Perry S. Warren, Jordan A. Harris, Danilo Burgos, Jared G. Solomon, Benjamin V. Sanchez, P. MICHAEL STURLA, Austin A. Davis, Stephen Kinsey, Dan L. Miller, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Morgan Cephas, TINA M. DAVIS, Donna Bullock, Mary Jo Daley, MARGO L. DAVIDSON, NEAL P. GOODMAN, Leanne Krueger, Joe Ciresi, Dan K. Williams, Maureen E. Madden, Jason Dawkins, Pam Snyder, Jeff C. Wheeland, Stephen McCarter, JAMES R. ROEBUCK JR., MARIA P. DONATUCCI, Mark Rozzi

Its course

February 11, 2019 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 action32 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Dec 18310 days

JudiciaryFeb 11 to Dec 9301 days

AppropriationsDec 17 to Dec 181 day

In the SenateDec 18 to Oct 21308 days

JudiciaryDec 26 to Sep 22271 days

AppropriationsOct 19 to Oct 201 day

Back in the House of RepresentativesOct 21 to Oct 210 days

Waiting to be sentOct 21 to Oct 221 day

With the GovernorOct 22 to Oct 297 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading197–0

    Passed · Dec 18

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Oct 21, 2020

  • House of Representatives, concurrence201–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Oct 21, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 9

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 17

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 19, 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 11 – Dec 18

  1. Feb 11Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Dec 9JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Dec 17Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Dec 18APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 197 to 0

In the Senate Dec 26 – Oct 21, 2020

  1. Dec 26Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Sep 22, 2020JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Oct 19, 2020Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 20, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Oct 21, 2020Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Oct 21, 2020

  1. Oct 21, 2020Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 201 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Oct 21, 2020 – Oct 29, 2020

  1. Oct 21, 2020Signed in the Senate
  2. Oct 22, 2020Sent to the Governor
  3. Oct 29, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 83 of 2020
All 32 actions, as published
  1. Feb 11Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Dec 9Reported as amended, Dec. 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Dec 9First consideration, Dec. 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Dec 9Laid on the table, Dec. 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Dec 16Removed from table, Dec. 16, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Dec 17Second consideration, with amendments, Dec. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Dec 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Dec 17(Remarks see House Journal Page 2044-2047), Dec. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Dec 18Re-reported as committed, Dec. 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Dec 18Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 18, 2019 (197-0) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Dec 18(Remarks see House Journal Page 2092), Dec. 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Dec 26In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Dec 26Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 24, 2020Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 4018, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  15. Sep 22, 2020Reported as committed, Sept. 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  16. Sep 22, 2020First consideration, Sept. 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  17. Oct 19, 2020Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  18. Oct 19, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  19. Oct 19, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ), Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  20. Oct 20, 2020Re-reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  21. Oct 21, 2020Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 21, 2020 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  22. Oct 21, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ), Oct. 21, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  23. Oct 21, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  24. Oct 21, 2020Referred to RULES, Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Oct 21, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Oct 21, 2020House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 21, 2020 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  27. Oct 21, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Oct 21, 2020Signed in House, Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  29. Oct 21, 2020Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  30. Oct 22, 2020Presented to the Governor, Oct. 22, 2020Governor
  31. Oct 29, 2020Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020Governor
  32. Oct 29, 2020Act No. 83Governor