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2023–2024 Regular Session

House Bill 689

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for definitions, for general regulations, for expungement, for petition for limited access, for clean slate limited access, for exceptions, for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access and for employer immunity from liability.

Became law as Act 36 of 2023, signed December 14, 2023, 265 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

36 co-sponsors

SHERYL M. DELOZIER, DAN FRANKEL, Maureen E. Madden, Michael H. Schlossberg, Carol Hill-Evans, Donna Bullock, Stephen Kinsey, Malcolm Kenyatta, TINA M. DAVIS, Nancy Guenst, Torren C. Ecker, Jared G. Solomon, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Liz Hanbidge, Jason Ortitay, R. Lee James, Jeanne McNeill, Paul Takac, Mike Jones, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Melissa L. Shusterman, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Rick Krajewski, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Joshua D. Kail, Tim Brennan, SCOTT CONKLIN, Patty Kim, Greg Scott, Kristine C. Howard, Paul Schemel, Joe Webster, Joanna E. McClinton, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Carol Kazeem, TIM BRIGGS

Its course

March 24 to December 14, 2023, 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 action32 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 24 to Jun 573 days

JudiciaryMar 24 to May 340 days

AppropriationsMay 24 to Jun 512 days

In the SenateJun 5 to Dec 13191 days

JudiciaryJun 6 to Sep 19105 days

AppropriationsNov 15 to Dec 1328 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesDec 13 to Dec 130 days

Waiting to be sentDec 13 to Dec 141 day

With the GovernorDec 14 to Dec 140 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading189–14

    Passed · Jun 5

  • Senate, third reading47–3

    Passed · Dec 13

  • House of Representatives, concurrence153–50

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Dec 13

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 3

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 24

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 19

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 14

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 24 – Jun 5

  1. Mar 24Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. May 3JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. May 24Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 5APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 189 to 14

In the Senate Jun 6 – Dec 13

  1. Jun 6Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Sep 19JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  4. Nov 14Amended on the floor
  5. Nov 15Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Dec 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the Senate, 47 to 3

Back in the House of Representatives Dec 13

  1. Dec 13Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 153 to 50
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Dec 13 – Dec 14

  1. Dec 13Signed in the Senate
  2. Dec 14Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 36 of 2023
All 32 actions, as published
  1. Mar 24Referred to JUDICIARY, March 24, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  2. May 3Reported as amended, May 3, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  3. May 3First consideration, May 3, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  4. May 3Laid on the table, May 3, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  5. May 23Removed from table, May 23, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  6. May 24Second consideration, with amendments, May 24, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  7. May 24Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 24, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  8. May 24(Remarks see House Journal Page 482-485), May 24, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Jun 5Re-reported as committed, June 5, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 5Third consideration and final passage, June 5, 2023 (189-14) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jun 5(Remarks see House Journal Page 546-549), June 5, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jun 6In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 6Referred to JUDICIARY, June 6, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  14. Sep 19Reported as amended, Sept. 19, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  15. Sep 19First consideration, Sept. 19, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  16. Oct 25Laid on the table, Oct. 25, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  17. Oct 25Removed from table, Oct. 25, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  18. Nov 14Amended on second consideration, Nov. 14, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  19. Nov 15Second consideration, Nov. 15, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  20. Nov 15Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 15, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  21. Dec 13Re-reported as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  22. Dec 13Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (47-3) [Senate]Senate
  23. Dec 13In the House [House]House of Representatives
  24. Dec 13Referred to RULES, Dec. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Dec 13Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Dec 13House concurred in Senate amendments, Dec. 13, 2023 (153-50) [House]House of Representatives
  27. Dec 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 1763-1764), Dec. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Dec 13Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  29. Dec 13Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  30. Dec 14Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023Governor
  31. Dec 14Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023Governor
  32. Dec 14Act No. 36 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023Governor