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2023–2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 44

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, for the offense of trafficking in individuals and for the offense of patronizing a victim of sexual servitude; in minors, further providing for unlawful contact with minor; and, in domestic and sexual violence victim address confidentiality, further providing for definitions and for persons eligible to apply.

Became law as Act 39 of 2023, signed December 14, 2023, 191 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 Senate

9 co-sponsors

Maria Collett, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Greg Rothman, Jay Costa, Camera Bartolotta, Amanda M. Cappelletti, Vincent J. Hughes, Patrick J. Stefano, Ryan P. Aument

Its course

June 6 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 action28 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJun 6 to Jun 2923 days

JudiciaryJun 6 to Jun 2721 days

AppropriationsJun 28 to Jun 280 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 29 to Dec 13167 days

JudiciaryJun 30 to Dec 10163 days

AppropriationsDec 12 to Dec 131 day

Back in the SenateDec 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.

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 29

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Dec 13

  • Senate, concurrence50–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Dec 13

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 27

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 10

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 Jun 6 – Jun 29

  1. Jun 6Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jun 27JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 28Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Jun 29Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

In the House of Representatives Jun 30 – Dec 13

  1. Jun 30Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Dec 10JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  4. Dec 12Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Dec 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

Back in the Senate Dec 13

  1. Dec 13Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 50 to 0
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Dec 13 – Dec 14

  1. Dec 13Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Dec 14Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 39 of 2023
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jun 6Referred to JUDICIARY, June 6, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  2. Jun 27Reported as amended, June 27, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  3. Jun 27First consideration, June 27, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  4. Jun 28Second consideration, June 28, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  5. Jun 28Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 28, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  6. Jun 28Re-reported as committed, June 28, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  7. Jun 29Third consideration and final passage, June 29, 2023 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  8. Jun 29(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 684-686), June 29, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  9. Jun 30In the House [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 30Referred to JUDICIARY, June 30, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Dec 10Reported as amended, Dec. 10, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Dec 10First consideration, Dec. 10, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Dec 10Laid on the table, Dec. 10, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Dec 11Removed from table, Dec. 11, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Dec 12Second consideration, Dec. 12, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Dec 12Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 12, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Dec 13Re-reported as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Dec 13Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (203-0) [House]House of Representatives
  19. Dec 13In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  20. Dec 13Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  21. Dec 13Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  22. Dec 13Senate concurred in House amendments, Dec. 13, 2023 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  23. Dec 13(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1185), Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  24. Dec 13Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  25. Dec 13Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Dec 14Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023Governor
  27. Dec 14Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023Governor
  28. Dec 14Act No. 39 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023Governor