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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 962

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, reforming remedies for victims of sexual abuse: in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation, for infancy, insanity or imprisonment, for no limitation applicable and for other offenses; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity, for limitations on damages in actions against Commonwealth parties, for exceptions to governmental immunity and for limitations on damages in actions against local parties; in sentencing alternatives, providing for counseling services for victims of sexual abuse; and transferring money from the General Fund into the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund.

Became law as Act 87 of 2019, signed November 26, 2019, 244 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

8 co-sponsors

Jim Gregory, TIM BRIGGS, Stephen Kinsey, Liz Hanbidge, Joe Webster, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Brian Sims, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

March 27 to November 26, 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 action32 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 27 to Apr 1014 days

JudiciaryMar 27 to Apr 812 days

AppropriationsApr 9 to Apr 101 day

In the SenateApr 10 to Nov 20224 days

JudiciaryApr 22 to Nov 18210 days

AppropriationsNov 19 to Nov 190 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesNov 20 to Nov 211 day

Waiting to be sentNov 21 to Nov 221 day

With the GovernorNov 22 to Nov 264 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading187–5

    Passed · Apr 10

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · Nov 20

  • House of Representatives, concurrence182–5

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Nov 21

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 18

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 20

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 Mar 27 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 27Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Apr 8JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Apr 9Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 10APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 187 to 5

In the Senate Apr 22 – Nov 20

  1. Apr 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Nov 18JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  4. Nov 19Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Nov 20Amended on the floor
  8. Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Nov 21

  1. Nov 21Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 182 to 5
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Nov 21 – Nov 26

  1. Nov 21Signed in the Senate
  2. Nov 22Sent to the Governor
  3. Nov 26Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 87 of 2019
All 32 actions, as published
  1. Mar 27Referred to JUDICIARY, March 27, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 3Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1187, April 3, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 8Reported as committed, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8First consideration, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 8Laid on the table, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Apr 8Removed from table, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Apr 9Second consideration, with amendments, April 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Apr 9Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Apr 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 473-474), April 9, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Apr 10Re-reported as committed, April 10, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Apr 10Third consideration and final passage, April 10, 2019 (187-5) [House]House of Representatives
  12. Apr 10(Remarks see House Journal Page 509-513), April 10, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Apr 22In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  14. Apr 22Referred to JUDICIARY, April 22, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. Nov 18Reported as amended, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  16. Nov 18First consideration, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  17. Nov 19Second consideration, Nov. 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  18. Nov 19Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  19. Nov 19Re-reported as committed, Nov. 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  20. Nov 20Amended on third consideration, Nov. 20, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  21. Nov 20Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 20, 2019 (48-0) [Senate]Senate
  22. Nov 20(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1106-1116, 1118-1120), Nov. 20, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  23. Nov 21In the House [House]House of Representatives
  24. Nov 21Referred to RULES, Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Nov 21Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Nov 21House concurred in Senate amendments, Nov. 21, 2019 (182-5) [House]House of Representatives
  27. Nov 21(Remarks see House Journal Page 1934-1937), Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Nov 21Signed in House, Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  29. Nov 21Signed in Senate, Nov. 21, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  30. Nov 22Presented to the Governor, Nov. 22, 2019Governor
  31. Nov 26Approved by the Governor, Nov. 26, 2019Governor
  32. Nov 26Act No. 87Governor