An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation, for infancy, insanity or imprisonment, for no limitation applicable and for other offenses; and, in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity and for exceptions to governmental immunity.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Sep 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Sep 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2017
Last action Sep 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
19
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Sep 25, 2018
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Sep 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Sep 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 24, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 0631 Reported as amended
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jan 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
PN 0243 Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph B. Scarnati
RRepublican
Co
Jake Corman
RRepublican
Co
John R. Gordner
RRepublican
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