An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture), 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 22 (Detectives and Private Police), 34 (Game) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in race horse industry reform, further providing for licenses for horse race meetings and for occupational licenses for individuals; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, repealing provisions relating to offense of cruelty to animals, live animals as prizes prohibited, police animals and assault with a biological agent on animal, fowl or honey bees and providing for offenses relating to cruelty to animals; in humane society police officers, further providing for definitions, for appointment by nonprofit corporations, for qualifications for appointment, for suspension, revocation, limitation and restriction of appointment and restoration of appointment, for powers and authority and jurisdiction, for search warrants and for costs; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for destruction of dogs declared public nuisances; in budget and finance, further providing for municipal corporation portion of fines, etc; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Apr 17, 2017
Signed Jun 28, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Jun 28, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 14, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Apr 17, 2017
Committee
PN 1465 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Adam Ravenstahl
DDemocratic
Co
Alexander T. Charlton
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
Dan Deasy
DDemocratic
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Duane D. Milne
RRepublican
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
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