An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the exclusion of veterans' benefit payments from income for Commonwealth programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Sep 2018
House Passage
Sep 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2017
Last action Sep 24, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Sep 24, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Sep 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Sep 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Sep 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 11, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 26, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to RULES
lower
Jun 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 2153 Reported as amended
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Committee
PN 1137 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Boback
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Deasy
DDemocratic
Co
Garth D. Everett
RRepublican
Co
Gerald J. Mullery
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Readshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Solomon
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph A. Petrarca
DDemocratic
Co
Kate Harper
RRepublican
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