An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco and for the offense of use of tobacco in schools; and, in preemptions relating to municipalities, further providing for tobacco.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2019
House Passage
Nov 2019
Senate Passage
Nov 2019
Signed into Law
Nov 2019
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Signed Nov 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Nov 21, 2019 · House Mar 25, 2019
How they voted
29–1
Passed
Total votes 30
Nov 21, 2019
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Nov 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Nov 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Nov 19, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 2890 Reported as amended
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
PN 0099 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Rapp
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Nelson
RRepublican
Co
Gerald J. Mullery
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Ortitay
RRepublican
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