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2023–2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 55

An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for award of custody, for factors to consider when awarding custody, for consideration of criminal conviction, for guardian ad litem for child, for counsel for child and for award of counsel fees, costs and expenses; and, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for child abuse and domestic abuse education and training program for judges and court personnel.

Became law as Act 8 of 2024, signed April 15, 2024, 187 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

21 co-sponsors

Lisa Baker, Vincent J. Hughes, Wayne D. Fontana, Carolyn T. Comitta, Nick Miller, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Art Haywood, James R. Brewster, Jimmy Dillon, Jay Costa, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Tracy Pennycuick, Rosemary M. Brown, Camera Bartolotta, Judith L. Schwank, Maria Collett, Scott Martin, Christine M. Tartaglione, Cris Dush, John I. Kane, Frank A. Farry

Its course

October 11, 2023 to April 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 action24 actions on 13 days

In the SenateOct 11 to Dec 1363 days

JudiciaryOct 11 to Oct 176 days

AppropriationsDec 12 to Dec 131 day

In the House of RepresentativesDec 13 to Mar 25103 days

JudiciaryDec 28 to Mar 1881 days

AppropriationsMar 20 to Mar 255 days

Waiting to be sentMar 25 to Apr 1016 days

With the GovernorApr 10 to Apr 155 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Dec 13

  • House of Representatives, third reading119–82

    Passed · Mar 25, 2024

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 17

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 Oct 11 – Dec 13

  1. Oct 11Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Oct 17JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Dec 12Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Dec 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

In the House of Representatives Dec 28 – Mar 25, 2024

  1. Dec 28Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Mar 18, 2024JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Mar 20, 2024Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Mar 25, 2024APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 119 to 82

To the Governor Apr 8, 2024 – Apr 15, 2024

  1. Apr 8, 2024Signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 9, 2024Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Apr 10, 2024Sent to the Governor
  4. Apr 15, 2024Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 8 of 2024
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Oct 11Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 11, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  2. Oct 17Reported as amended, Oct. 17, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  3. Oct 17First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  4. Dec 12Second consideration, Dec. 12, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  5. Dec 12Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 12, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  6. Dec 13Re-reported as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  7. Dec 13Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  8. Dec 13(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1180-1181), Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  9. Dec 28In the House [House]House of Representatives
  10. Dec 28Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 28, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Mar 18, 2024Reported as committed, March 18, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Mar 18, 2024First consideration, March 18, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Mar 18, 2024Laid on the table, March 18, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Mar 19, 2024Removed from table, March 19, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Mar 20, 2024Second consideration, March 20, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Mar 20, 2024Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 20, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Mar 25, 2024Re-reported as committed, March 25, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Mar 25, 2024Third consideration and final passage, March 25, 2024 (119-82) [House]House of Representatives
  19. Mar 25, 2024(Remarks see House Journal Page 157-158), March 25, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  20. Apr 8, 2024Signed in Senate, April 8, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  21. Apr 9, 2024Signed in House, April 9, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Apr 10, 2024Presented to the Governor, April 10, 2024Governor
  23. Apr 15, 2024Approved by the Governor, April 15, 2024Governor
  24. Apr 15, 2024Act No. 8 of 2024, April 15, 2024Governor