l9n/ Pennsylvania

2019–2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 835

An Act providing for funding of high-speed broadband service infrastructure deployment in unserved areas of this Commonwealth and for powers and duties of the Commonwealth Financing Authority; establishing the Unserved High-speed Broadband Funding Program Account; making an appropriation; and making a related repeal.

Became law as Act 132 of 2020, signed November 25, 2020, 457 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

9 co-sponsors

Joe Pittman, Patrick J. Stefano, David G. Argall, Bob Mensch, Judy Ward, Sharif Street, James R. Brewster, John T. Yudichak, Michele Brooks

Its course

August 26, 2019 to November 25, 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 11 days

In the SenateAug 26 to Sep 8379 days

Communications & TechnologyAug 26 to Jun 22301 days

AppropriationsJun 23 to Sep 877 days

In the House of RepresentativesSep 8 to Nov 1871 days

Consumer AffairsSep 14 to Sep 2915 days

AppropriationsOct 21 to Nov 1828 days

Back in the SenateNov 18 to Nov 202 days

Waiting to be sentNov 20 to Nov 200 days

With the GovernorNov 20 to Nov 255 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Sep 8, 2020

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Nov 18, 2020

  • Senate, concurrence49–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Nov 20, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 22, 2020

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 21, 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 Aug 26 – Sep 8, 2020

  1. Aug 26Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
  2. Jun 22, 2020COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 23, 2020Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Sep 8, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

In the House of Representatives Sep 14, 2020 – Nov 18, 2020

  1. Sep 14, 2020Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to CONSUMER AFFAIRS
  3. Sep 29, 2020CONSUMER AFFAIRS recommended it
  4. Oct 21, 2020Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Nov 18, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

Back in the Senate Nov 18, 2020 – Nov 20, 2020

  1. Nov 18, 2020Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. Nov 20, 2020The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 49 to 0
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Nov 20, 2020 – Nov 25, 2020

  1. Nov 20, 2020Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Nov 25, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 132 of 2020
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Aug 26Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Aug. 26, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  2. Jun 22, 2020Reported as amended, June 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  3. Jun 22, 2020First consideration, June 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  4. Jun 23, 2020Second consideration, June 23, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  5. Jun 23, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 23, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  6. Sep 8, 2020Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  7. Sep 8, 2020Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 8, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  8. Sep 8, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 820), Sept. 8, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  9. Sep 14, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  10. Sep 14, 2020Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Sept. 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Sep 29, 2020Reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Sep 29, 2020First consideration, Sept. 29, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Sep 29, 2020Laid on the table, Sept. 29, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Oct 19, 2020Removed from table, Oct. 19, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Oct 21, 2020Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Oct 21, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Oct 21, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page ....), Oct. 21, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Nov 18, 2020Re-reported as committed, Nov. 18, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Nov 18, 2020Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 18, 2020 (202-0) [House]House of Representatives
  20. Nov 18, 2020In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  21. Nov 18, 2020Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Nov. 18, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  22. Nov 20, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Nov. 20, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  23. Nov 20, 2020Senate concurred in House amendments, Nov. 20, 2020 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  24. Nov 20, 2020Signed in Senate, Nov. 20, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  25. Nov 20, 2020Signed in House, Nov. 20, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Nov 20, 2020Presented to the Governor, Nov. 20, 2020Governor
  27. Nov 25, 2020Approved by the Governor, Nov. 25, 2020Governor
  28. Nov 25, 2020Act No. 132Governor