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2019–2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 868

An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for award of custody, for factors to consider when awarding custody, for consideration of criminal conviction, for guardian ad litem for child, for counsel for child and for award of counsel fees, costs and expenses; and, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for child abuse and domestic abuse education and training program for judges and court personnel.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on October 19, 2020. 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

16 co-sponsors

Wayne D. Fontana, Katie J. Muth, Vincent J. Hughes, Maria Collett, James R. Brewster, Judith L. Schwank, Jay Costa, John P. Blake, Bob Mensch, Timothy P. Kearney, Daylin Leach, John T. Yudichak, Sharif Street, John P. Sabatina Jr., Patrick M. Browne, Camera Bartolotta

Its course

September 30, 2019 to October 19, 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 action5 actions on 3 days

In the SenateSep 30 to Oct 19 · stopped385 days

JudiciarySep 30 to Sep 22358 days

AppropriationsOct 19 to Oct 19 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 22, 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 Sep 30 – Oct 19, 2020

  1. Sep 30Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Sep 22, 2020JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Oct 19, 2020Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Sep 30Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 30, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  2. Sep 22, 2020Reported as amended, Sept. 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  3. Sep 22, 2020First consideration, Sept. 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  4. Oct 19, 2020Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  5. Oct 19, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2020 [Senate]Senate