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2019–2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 178

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, for late contributions and independent expenditures, for oath of compliance, perjury, disqualification from office and commercial use, for residual funds and for place of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and further providing for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for reports by business entities and publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Government Committee on May 7, 2019. The 2019–2020 session has ended.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

20 co-sponsors

John R. Gordner, Bob Mensch, Gene Yaw, Mike Folmer, Lisa Baker, Mario M. Scavello, Ryan P. Aument, John DiSanto, Jay Costa, Vincent J. Hughes, Lisa M. Boscola, Wayne D. Fontana, Steven J. Santarsiero, James R. Brewster, Art Haywood, Lawrence M. Farnese Jr., Judith L. Schwank, Timothy P. Kearney, Christine M. Tartaglione, Judy Ward

Its course

February 1 to May 7, 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 action11 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 1 to May 694 days

State GovernmentFeb 1 to Apr 967 days

AppropriationsApr 10 to Apr 2919 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 6 to May 7 · stopped1 day

State GovernmentMay 7 to May 7 · stopped0 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · May 6

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 29

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 30

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 Senate Feb 1 – May 6

  1. Feb 1Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Apr 9STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 10Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 29APPROPRIATIONS recommended it as amended
  6. Apr 30Amended on the floor
  7. May 6Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

In the House of Representatives May 7

  1. May 7Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Feb 1Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 1, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  2. Apr 9Reported as amended, April 9, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  3. Apr 9First consideration, April 9, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  4. Apr 10Second consideration, April 10, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  5. Apr 10Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 10, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  6. Apr 29Re-reported as amended, April 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  7. Apr 30Amended on third consideration, April 30, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  8. May 6Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2019 (48-0) [Senate]Senate
  9. May 6(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 372-375), May 6, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  10. May 7In the House [House]House of Representatives
  11. May 7Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, May 7, 2019 [House]House of Representatives