An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for twenty year limitation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Dec 21, 2017
Signed Jun 25, 2018
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 25, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
May 23, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jan 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Dec 21, 2017
Committee
PN 2837 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Schemel
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Pashinski
DDemocratic
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Harold A. English
RRepublican
Co
Perry Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Robert W. Godshall
RRepublican
Co
Tim Briggs
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Hennessey
RRepublican
Co
Warren Kampf
RRepublican
Co
William C. Kortz
DDemocratic
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