An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Employees' Defined Contribution Plan, further providing for individual investment accounts, for participant contributions, for employer defined contributions, for vesting, for powers and duties of board, for investments based on participant's investment allocation choices and for expenses; in administration, funds, accounts and general provisions, further providing for administrative duties of the board and for taxation, attachment and assignment of funds; and making a related repeal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Oct 2020
House Passage
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Oct 18, 2019
Signed Oct 29, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Oct 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 4478 Reported as amended
upper
Sep 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to FINANCE
upper
Sep 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Nov 18, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Oct 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Oct 18, 2019
Committee
PN 2703 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou Schmitt
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Barb Gleim
RRepublican
Co
Clint Owlett
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Keefer
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Garth D. Everett
RRepublican
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