l9n/ Pennsylvania

2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 68

An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation benefit notification by employers, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for relief from charges; and providing for emergency provisions related to COVID-19.

Became law as Act 9 of 2020, signed March 27, 2020, 424 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

9 co-sponsors

SETH M. GROVE, RYAN E. MACKENZIE, TINA PICKETT, Dawn W. Keefer, JAMES A. COX JR., TINA M. DAVIS, F. Todd Polinchock, Andrew Lewis, David H. Rowe

Its course

January 28, 2019 to March 27, 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 action29 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to May 14106 days

Labor & IndustryJan 28 to Apr 1678 days

AppropriationsMay 7 to May 81 day

In the SenateMay 14 to Mar 25316 days

Labor & IndustryMay 24 to Oct 29158 days

AppropriationsNov 18 to Mar 25128 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 25 to Mar 250 days

Waiting to be sentMar 25 to Mar 250 days

With the GovernorMar 25 to Mar 272 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading193–2

    Passed · May 14

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Mar 25, 2020

  • House of Representatives, concurrence198–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 25, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 16

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 7

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 25, 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 Jan 28 – May 14

  1. Jan 28Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
  2. Apr 16LABOR AND INDUSTRY recommended it as amended
  3. May 7Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 8APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. May 14Passed the House of Representatives, 193 to 2

In the Senate May 24 – Mar 25, 2020

  1. May 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
  3. Oct 29LABOR AND INDUSTRY recommended it
  4. Nov 18Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Mar 25, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it as amended
  7. Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 25, 2020

  1. Mar 25, 2020Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 198 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Mar 25, 2020 – Mar 27, 2020

  1. Mar 25, 2020Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Mar 27, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 9 of 2020
All 29 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 16Reported as amended, 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. May 6Removed from table, May 6, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. May 7Second consideration, with amendments, May 7, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. May 7Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 7, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. May 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 726), May 7, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. May 8Re-reported as committed, May 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  10. May 14Third consideration and final passage, May 14, 2019 (193-2) [House]House of Representatives
  11. May 14(Remarks see House Journal Page 827), May 14, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  12. May 24In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. May 24Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, May 24, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. Oct 29Reported as committed, Oct. 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. Oct 29First consideration, Oct. 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  16. Nov 18Second consideration, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  17. Nov 18Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  18. Mar 25, 2020Re-reported as amended, March 25, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  19. Mar 25, 2020Third consideration and final passage, March 25, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  20. Mar 25, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  21. Mar 25, 2020Referred to RULES, March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Mar 25, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Mar 25, 2020House concurred in Senate amendments, March 25, 2020 (198-0) [House]House of Representatives
  24. Mar 25, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 305-306), March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Mar 25, 2020Signed in House, March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Mar 25, 2020Signed in Senate, March 25, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  27. Mar 25, 2020Presented to the Governor, March 25, 2020Governor
  28. Mar 27, 2020Approved by the Governor, March 27, 2020Governor
  29. Mar 27, 2020Act No. 9Governor