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2019–2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 637

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for use of records by licensing agencies; providing for preliminary provisions and for Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs; consolidating the provisions of Act 48 of 1993; and making a related repeal.

Became law as Act 53 of 2020, signed July 1, 2020, 415 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 Senate

18 co-sponsors

Judith L. Schwank, Lisa Baker, John R. Gordner, Bob Mensch, Maria Collett, Scott Martin, Anthony H. Williams, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Lawrence M. Farnese Jr., Daylin Leach, James R. Brewster, Camera Bartolotta, Christine M. Tartaglione, Kim L. Ward, Thomas H. Killion, John P. Blake, Art Haywood, Pam Iovino

Its course

May 13, 2019 to July 1, 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 action28 actions on 12 days

In the SenateMay 13 to Nov 21192 days

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureMay 13 to Oct 30170 days

AppropriationsNov 18 to Nov 191 day

In the House of RepresentativesNov 21 to Jun 24216 days

JudiciaryDec 2 to Jun 15196 days

AppropriationsJun 23 to Jun 241 day

Back in the SenateJun 24 to Jun 295 days

Waiting to be sentJun 29 to Jun 290 days

With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 12 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Nov 21

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · Jun 24, 2020

  • Senate, concurrence50–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 24, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 30

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 18

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 15, 2020

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23, 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 Senate May 13 – Nov 21

  1. May 13Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  2. Oct 30CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it as amended
  3. Nov 18Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Nov 19APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Nov 21Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

In the House of Representatives Dec 2 – Jun 24, 2020

  1. Dec 2Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jun 15, 2020JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 23, 2020Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 24, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

Back in the Senate Jun 24, 2020 – Jun 29, 2020

  1. Jun 24, 2020Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 50 to 0
  4. Jun 29, 2020Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 24, 2020 – Jul 1, 2020

  1. Jun 24, 2020Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 29, 2020Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 1, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 53 of 2020
All 28 actions, as published
  1. May 13Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 13, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  2. Oct 30Reported as amended, Oct. 30, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  3. Oct 30First consideration, Oct. 30, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  4. Nov 18Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  5. Nov 18Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  6. Nov 19Re-reported as committed, Nov. 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  7. Nov 21Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 21, 2019 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  8. Nov 21(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1125), Nov. 21, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  9. Dec 2In the House [House]House of Representatives
  10. Dec 2Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 2, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jun 15, 2020Reported as amended, June 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jun 15, 2020First consideration, June 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Jun 15, 2020Laid on the table, June 15, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Jun 22, 2020Removed from table, June 22, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Jun 23, 2020Second consideration, with amendments, June 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Jun 23, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Jun 24, 2020Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Jun 24, 2020Third consideration and final passage, June 24, 2020 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  19. Jun 24, 2020In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 24, 2020Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  21. Jun 24, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  22. Jun 24, 2020Senate concurred in House amendments, June 24, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  23. Jun 24, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 662-663), June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  24. Jun 29, 2020Signed in Senate, June 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  25. Jun 24, 2020Signed in House, June 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jun 29, 2020Presented to the Governor, June 29, 2020Governor
  27. Jul 1, 2020Approved by the Governor, July 1, 2020Governor
  28. Jul 1, 2020Act No. 53Governor