Became law as Act 40 of 2019, signed July 1, 2019, 45 days after it was filed.
2019–2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 661
An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Agricultural Business Development Center, the Agricultural Business Development Center Advisory Committee and the Agricultural Business Development Center Fund; providing for the Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and establishing the Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Fund; providing for agriculture and youth development; establishing the Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Grant Program; and making a related repeal.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
May 17 to July 1, 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 action29 actions on 11 days
In the SenateMay 17 to Jun 1832 days
Agriculture & Rural AffairsMay 17 to Jun 1226 days
AppropriationsJun 17 to Jun 170 days
In the House of RepresentativesJun 18 to Jun 268 days
Agriculture & Rural AffairsJun 19 to Jun 201 day
AppropriationsJun 25 to Jun 261 day
Back in the SenateJun 26 to Jun 260 days
Waiting to be sentJun 26 to Jun 271 day
With the GovernorJun 27 to Jul 14 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading50–0
Passed · Jun 18
House of Representatives, third reading201–0
Passed · Jun 26
Senate, concurrence50–0
Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 26
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 12
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 17
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 20
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 25
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 17 – Jun 18
- May 17Sent to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Jun 12AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS recommended it as amended
- Jun 17Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Amended on the floor
- Jun 18Passed the Senate, 50 to 0
In the House of Representatives Jun 19 – Jun 26
- Jun 19Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Sent to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Jun 20AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS recommended it as amended
- Jun 25Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Jun 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0
Back in the Senate Jun 26
- Jun 26Returned to the Senate
- Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
- The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 50 to 0
- Signed in the Senate
To the Governor Jun 26 – Jul 1
- Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jun 27Sent to the Governor
- Jul 1Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 40 of 2019
All 29 actions, as published
- May 17Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, May 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 12Reported as amended, June 12, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 12First consideration, June 12, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 17Second consideration, June 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 17Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 17Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 17Amended on third consideration, June 17, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 18Third consideration and final passage, June 18, 2019 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
- Jun 19In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 19Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, June 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20Reported as amended, June 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20First consideration, June 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20Laid on the table, June 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 24Removed from table, June 24, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 25Second consideration, with amendments, June 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 25(Remarks see House Journal Page 1313-1316), June 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2019 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26(Remarks see House Journal Page 1348), June 26, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Jun 26Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 26Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 26Senate concurred in House amendments, June 26, 2019 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
- Jun 26Signed in Senate, June 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 26Signed in House, June 26, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 27Presented to the Governor, June 27, 2019Governor
- Jul 1Approved by the Acting Governor, July 1, 2019Governor
- Jul 1Act No. 40Governor