Became law as Act 38 of 2021, signed June 30, 2021, 113 days after it was filed.
2021–2022 Regular Session
House Bill 843
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for consideration of criminal conviction.
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
Sponsor
29 co-sponsors
Danilo Burgos, Joe Ciresi, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Torren C. Ecker, Joe Hamm, Johnathan D. Hershey, Carol Hill-Evans, R. Lee James, Mike Jones, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, Dawn W. Keefer, Carrie Lewis DelRosso, Milou Mackenzie, Brett R. Miller, DAN MOUL, TINA PICKETT, Francis X. Ryan, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, Brian Smith, Craig T. Staats, TODD STEPHENS, Wendi Thomas, Craig Williams, David H. Zimmerman, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Rosemary M. Brown, MARK M. GILLEN, Matthew D. Dowling, James B. Struzzi II
Its course
March 9 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 action20 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to May 2577 days
JudiciaryMar 9 to Apr 2042 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 Mar 9 – May 25
- Mar 9Sent to JUDICIARY
- Apr 20JUDICIARY recommended it
- May 24Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- May 25APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0
In the Senate May 28 – Jun 25
- May 28Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to JUDICIARY
- Jun 22JUDICIARY recommended it
- Jun 23Read a second time
- Jun 25Passed the Senate, 50 to 0
To the Governor Jun 25 – Jun 30
- Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Jun 28Sent to the Governor
- Jun 30Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 38 of 2021
All 20 actions, as published
- Mar 9Referred to JUDICIARY, March 9, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20Reported as committed, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20First consideration, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20Laid on the table, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 5Removed from table, May 5, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 24Second consideration, May 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 24Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 25Re-reported as committed, May 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 25Third consideration and final passage, May 25, 2021 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
- May 28In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- May 28Referred to JUDICIARY, May 28, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 22Reported as committed, June 22, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 22First consideration, June 22, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 23Second consideration, June 23, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2021 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
- Jun 25Signed in House, June 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 25Signed in Senate, June 25, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 28Presented to the Governor, June 28, 2021Governor
- Jun 30Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2021Governor
- Jun 30Act No. 38 of 2021, June 30, 2021Governor