An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for conduct relating to sex offenders and for general rule; in falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of failure to comply with registration requirements, defining the offense of failure to comply with 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. I registration requirements and imposing penalties; in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary termination and for definitions; in domestic and sexual violence victim address confidentiality, further providing for agency use of designated address; in sentencing, providing for a mandatory period of probation for certain sexual offenders and extensively revising registration of sexual offenders provisions; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Feb 24, 2017
Signed Feb 21, 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
26
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Feb 21, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
PN 2992 Amended on third consideration
upper
Jul 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jul 8, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Apr 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 24, 2017
Committee
PN 0668 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Marsico
RRepublican
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Keefer
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Harold A. English
RRepublican
Co
Jim Cox
RRepublican
Co
Katharine M. Watson
RRepublican
Co
Mark Gillen
RRepublican
Co
Mark Rozzi
DDemocratic
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