An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for excuses from attending school.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Nov 2017
Senate Passage
Nov 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2017
Last action Nov 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Nov 13, 2017
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Nov 13, 2017
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Nov 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
lower
Nov 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
PN 0579 Referred to EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
John C. Rafferty
RRepublican
Co
John P. Sabatina
DDemocratic
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Joseph B. Scarnati
RRepublican
Co
Mario M. Scavello
RRepublican
Co
Mike Folmer
RRepublican
Co
Randy Vulakovich
RRepublican
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