TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF TRAFFICKING; AND TO CREATE AN OFFENSE FOR THE UNLAWFUL SOLICITATION FOR THE RELINQUISHMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Mar 12, 2019
Signed Apr 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 15, 2019
Signed into law
Notification that HB1789 is now Act 1022
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned To the House as passed as amended.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clint Penzo
RRepublican
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