l9n/ Pennsylvania

2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 619

An Act providing for the annual designation and holiday observance June 19 as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in this Commonwealth.

Became law as Act 9 of 2019, signed June 19, 2019, 111 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

33 co-sponsors

Aaron Bernstine, Ryan A. Bizzarro, KAREN BOBACK, Rosemary M. Brown, FRANK J. BURNS, THOMAS R. CALTAGIRONE, MARGO L. DAVIDSON, EUGENE D. DIGIROLAMO, ROBERT FREEMAN, TIMOTHY F. HENNESSEY, Carol Hill-Evans, Stephen Kinsey, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Anita Astorino Kulik, MARK A. LONGIETTI, Thomas L. Mehaffie III, DAVID R. MILLARD, ED NEILSON, DONNA OBERLANDER, Christopher M. Rabb, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Greg Rothman, Francis X. Ryan, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, Michael H. Schlossberg, Peter Schweyer, CURTIS G. SONNEY, Jeff C. Wheeland, MARK M. GILLEN, CHRISTOPHER SAINATO, Joe Webster, Malcolm Kenyatta, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

February 28 to June 19, 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 action24 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to May 667 days

State GovernmentFeb 28 to Apr 1647 days

AppropriationsMay 1 to May 65 days

In the SenateMay 6 to Jun 1237 days

State GovernmentMay 17 to Jun 519 days

AppropriationsJun 10 to Jun 111 day

Waiting to be sentJun 12 to Jun 186 days

With the GovernorJun 18 to Jun 191 day

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading191–0

    Passed · May 6

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 12

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 28 – May 6

  1. Feb 28Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Apr 16STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  3. May 1Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 191 to 0

In the Senate May 17 – Jun 12

  1. May 17Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  3. Jun 5STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  4. Jun 10Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 11APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 12Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

To the Governor Jun 17 – Jun 19

  1. Jun 17Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jun 18Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 19Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 9 of 2019
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Feb 28Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 28, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 16Reported as committed, April 16, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 16First consideration, April 16, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 16Laid on the table, April 16, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 30Removed from table, April 30, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. May 1Second consideration, May 1, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. May 1Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 1, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. May 6Re-reported as committed, May 6, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. May 6Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2019 (191-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. May 6(Remarks see House Journal Page 700-701), May 6, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. May 17In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  12. May 17Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, May 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 5Reported as committed, June 5, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 5First consideration, June 5, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 10Second consideration, June 10, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 10Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 10, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 11Re-reported as committed, June 11, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 12Third consideration and final passage, June 12, 2019 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 12(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 597), June 12, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 17Signed in House, June 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jun 17Signed in Senate, June 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  22. Jun 18Presented to the Governor, June 18, 2019Governor
  23. Jun 19Approved by the Governor, June 19, 2019Governor
  24. Jun 19Act No. 9Governor