Became law as Act 59 of 2024, signed July 15, 2024, 293 days after it was filed.
2023–2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1716
An Act amending Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in entities generally, further providing for requirements for names generally and providing for registration of name of domestic nonfiling association; in entity transactions, further providing for nature of transactions and for approval by limited liability company; in foreign associations, further providing for foreign registration statement; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for certain specifically authorized debt terms; in officers, directors and shareholders, further providing for derivative action; in foreign business corporations, further providing for application of article; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for certain specifically authorized debt terms; in officers, directors and members, further providing for derivative action; in general partnerships, further providing for contents of partnership agreement; in limited partnerships, further providing for contents of partnership agreement and for derivative action; and, in limited liability companies, further providing for contents of operating agreement and for derivative action.
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
4 co-sponsors
Maureen E. Madden, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Mike Jones, David M. Delloso
Its course
September 26, 2023 to July 15, 2024, 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 action23 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesSep 26 to Nov 1348 days
CommerceSep 26 to Oct 1822 days
AppropriationsOct 31 to Nov 1313 days
In the SenateNov 13 to Jul 3233 days
JudiciaryNov 28 to Jul 1216 days
AppropriationsJul 2 to Jul 20 days
Waiting to be sentJul 3 to Jul 96 days
With the GovernorJul 9 to Jul 156 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading203–0
Passed · Nov 13
Senate, third reading50–0
Passed · Jul 3, 2024
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 18
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 31
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Sep 26 – Nov 13
- Sep 26Sent to COMMERCE
- Oct 18COMMERCE recommended it as amended
- Oct 31Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Nov 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0
In the Senate Nov 28 – Jul 3, 2024
- Nov 28Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to JUDICIARY
- Jul 1, 2024JUDICIARY recommended it
- Jul 2, 2024Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Jul 3, 2024Passed the Senate, 50 to 0
To the Governor Jul 8, 2024 – Jul 15, 2024
- Jul 8, 2024Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Jul 9, 2024Sent to the Governor
- Jul 15, 2024Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 59 of 2024
All 23 actions, as published
- Sep 26Referred to COMMERCE, Sept. 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 18Reported as amended, Oct. 18, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 18First consideration, Oct. 18, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 18Laid on the table, Oct. 18, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 30Removed from table, Oct. 30, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 31Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 31, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 31Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 31, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 31(Remarks see House Journal Page 1457-1459), Oct. 31, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Nov 13Re-reported as committed, Nov. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Nov 13Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 13, 2023 (203-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Nov 28In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Nov 28Referred to JUDICIARY, Nov. 28, 2023 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 1, 2024Reported as committed, July 1, 2024 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 1, 2024First consideration, July 1, 2024 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 2, 2024Second consideration, July 2, 2024 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 2, 2024Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, July 2, 2024 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 2, 2024Re-reported as committed, July 2, 2024 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 3, 2024Third consideration and final passage, July 3, 2024 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
- Jul 8, 2024Signed in House, July 8, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
- Jul 8, 2024Signed in Senate, July 8, 2024 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 9, 2024Presented to the Governor, July 9, 2024Governor
- Jul 15, 2024Approved by the Governor, July 15, 2024Governor
- Jul 15, 2024Act No. 59 of 2024, July 15, 2024Governor