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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 548

An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in mayor, further providing for president or vice president of council to act as mayor; in taxation and finance, further providing for tax levy and for tax ordinance; in ordinances, further providing for ordinances and resolutions, for enactment, approval and veto, for recording, advertising and proof and for codification of ordinances; in council, further providing for ordinances and resolutions, for journal of proceedings, recording and withholding of vote, for records of ordinances maintained by city clerk and for time ordinances go into effect; and, in taxation, further providing for tax levies.

Became law as Act 51 of 2019, signed July 2, 2019, 133 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

6 co-sponsors

TINA PICKETT, DAVID R. MILLARD, David H. Zimmerman, ED NEILSON, KURT A. MASSER, JUSTIN J. SIMMONS

Its course

February 19 to July 2, 2019, 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 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 2635 days

Local GovernmentFeb 19 to Mar 1322 days

AppropriationsMar 25 to Mar 261 day

In the SenateMar 26 to Jun 2591 days

Local GovernmentMar 29 to Apr 3032 days

AppropriationsMay 6 to Jun 328 days

Waiting to be sentJun 25 to Jun 261 day

With the GovernorJun 26 to Jul 26 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading195–1

    Passed · Mar 26

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 25

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

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 19 – Mar 26

  1. Feb 19Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. Mar 13LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Mar 25Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 195 to 1

In the Senate Mar 29 – Jun 25

  1. Mar 29Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  3. Apr 30LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it
  4. May 6Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 3APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 2

  1. Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 26Signed in the Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jul 2Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 51 of 2019
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Mar 13Reported as amended, March 13, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Mar 13First consideration, March 13, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Mar 13Laid on the table, March 13, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Mar 20Removed from table, March 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Mar 25Second consideration, March 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Mar 25Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Mar 26Re-reported as committed, March 26, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Mar 26Third consideration and final passage, March 26, 2019 (195-1) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Mar 29In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  11. Mar 29Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  12. Apr 30Reported as committed, April 30, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  13. Apr 30First consideration, April 30, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. May 6Second consideration, May 6, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. May 6Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 6, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 3Re-reported as committed, June 3, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2019 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 25Signed in House, June 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Jun 26Signed in Senate, June 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 26Presented to the Governor, June 26, 2019Governor
  21. Jul 2Approved by the Governor, July 2, 2019Governor
  22. Jul 2Act No. 51Governor