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2021–2022 Regular Session

House Bill 246

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for evidence and defenses to human trafficking.

Became law as Act 32 of 2021, signed June 30, 2021, 156 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 House of Representatives

35 co-sponsors

Wendi Thomas, TINA PICKETT, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Francis X. Ryan, Greg Rothman, Liz Hanbidge, Lori A. Mizgorski, Christina D. Sappey, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, KATHY L. RAPP, Michael H. Schlossberg, SETH M. GROVE, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, Carol Hill-Evans, Benjamin V. Sanchez, DONNA OBERLANDER, Clint Owlett, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, ED NEILSON, Valerie S. Gaydos, Joe Webster, Tommy Sankey, Johnathan D. Hershey, Mindy Fee, Barbara Gleim, TARAH C. TOOHIL, Mark Rozzi, David H. Rowe, TODD STEPHENS, Mike Armanini, Rosemary M. Brown, Matthew D. Dowling, Joshua D. Kail, Eric R. Nelson

Its course

January 25 to June 30, 2021, 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 action21 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to May 25120 days

JudiciaryJan 25 to Apr 2085 days

AppropriationsMay 24 to May 251 day

In the SenateMay 25 to Jun 2531 days

JudiciaryMay 28 to Jun 2225 days

Waiting to be sentJun 25 to Jun 283 days

With the GovernorJun 28 to Jun 302 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · May 25

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 25

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 House of Representatives Jan 25 – May 25

  1. Jan 25Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Apr 20JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. May 24Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 25APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate May 28 – Jun 25

  1. May 28Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jun 22JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Jun 23Read a second time
  5. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jun 30

  1. Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jun 28Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 30Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 32 of 2021
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 25Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 20Reported as committed, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 20First consideration, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 20Laid on the table, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  5. May 5Removed from table, May 5, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  6. May 24Second consideration, May 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  7. May 24Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  8. May 25Re-reported as committed, May 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  9. May 25Third consideration and final passage, May 25, 2021 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. May 25(Remarks see House Journal Page 693-694), May 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  11. May 28In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  12. May 28Referred to JUDICIARY, May 28, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 22Reported as committed, June 22, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 22First consideration, June 22, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 23Second consideration, June 23, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2021 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 25Signed in House, June 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Jun 25Signed in Senate, June 25, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 28Presented to the Governor, June 28, 2021Governor
  20. Jun 30Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2021Governor
  21. Jun 30Act No. 32 of 2021, June 30, 2021Governor