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2019–2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 841

An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the Health Care Cost Containment Council, for its powers and duties, for health care cost containment through the collection and dissemination of data, for public accountability of health care costs and for health care for the indigent; providing for COVID-19 disaster emergency; in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, further providing for heading of chapter, for short title of chapter, for definitions, for applicability and for form of unsworn declaration.

Became law as Act 15 of 2020, signed April 20, 2020, 230 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

8 co-sponsors

John R. Gordner, Gene Yaw, Bob Mensch, Thomas H. Killion, Jay Costa, Doug Mastriano, Camera Bartolotta, Kim L. Ward

Its course

September 3, 2019 to April 20, 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 action34 actions on 16 days

In the SenateSep 3 to Oct 3057 days

Health & Human ServicesSep 3 to Oct 2855 days

AppropriationsOct 29 to Oct 290 days

In the House of RepresentativesOct 30 to Dec 1647 days

HealthOct 31 to Nov 1919 days

AppropriationsNov 21 to Dec 1625 days

Back in the SenateDec 16 to Apr 15121 days

Waiting to be sentApr 15 to Apr 161 day

With the GovernorApr 16 to Apr 204 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · Oct 30

  • House of Representatives, amendment185–0

    Nov 21

  • House of Representatives, third reading195–0

    Passed · Dec 16

  • Senate, concurrence50–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Apr 7, 2020

  • House of Representatives, concurrence202–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Apr 14, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 28

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 29

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 6, 2020

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 19

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 21

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 Sep 3 – Oct 30

  1. Sep 3Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  2. Oct 28HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it as amended
  3. Oct 29Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Amended on the floor
  7. Oct 30Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

In the House of Representatives Oct 31 – Dec 16

  1. Oct 31Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to HEALTH
  3. Nov 19HEALTH recommended it as amended
  4. Nov 21Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Dec 16APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 195 to 0

Back in the Senate Dec 18 – Apr 15, 2020

  1. Dec 18Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. Apr 7, 2020The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 50 to 0
  4. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  5. Sent to RULES
  6. Apr 14, 2020The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 202 to 0
  7. Apr 15, 2020Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 16, 2020 – Apr 20, 2020

  1. Apr 16, 2020Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Apr 20, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 15 of 2020
All 34 actions, as published
  1. Sep 3Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Sept. 3, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  2. Oct 28Reported as amended, Oct. 28, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  3. Oct 28First consideration, Oct. 28, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  4. Oct 29Second consideration, Oct. 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  5. Oct 29Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  6. Oct 29Re-reported as committed, Oct. 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  7. Oct 29Amended on third consideration, Oct. 29, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  8. Oct 30Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 30, 2019 (48-0) [Senate]Senate
  9. Oct 31In the House [House]House of Representatives
  10. Oct 31Referred to HEALTH, Oct. 31, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Nov 19Reported as amended, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Nov 19First consideration, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Nov 19Laid on the table, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Nov 20Removed from table, Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Nov 21Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 21, 2019 (185-0) [House]House of Representatives
  16. Nov 21Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Nov 21(Remarks see House Journal Page 1949-1950), Nov. 21, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Dec 16Re-reported as committed, Dec. 16, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Dec 16Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 16, 2019 (195-0) [House]House of Representatives
  20. Dec 18In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  21. Dec 18Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Dec. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  22. Apr 6, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, April 6, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  23. Apr 7, 2020Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, April 7, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  24. Apr 7, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 218-219), April 7, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  25. Apr 7, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  26. Apr 7, 2020Referred to RULES, April 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  27. Apr 14, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, April 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Apr 14, 2020House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, April 14, 2020 (202-0) [House]House of Representatives
  29. Apr 14, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 378-379), April 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  30. Apr 15, 2020Signed in Senate, April 15, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  31. Apr 16, 2020Signed in House, April 16, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  32. Apr 16, 2020Presented to the Governor, April 16, 2020Governor
  33. Apr 20, 2020Approved by the Governor, April 20, 2020Governor
  34. Apr 20, 2020Act No. 15Governor