An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Preferred® Trademark, further providing for definitions, for Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark, for licensee qualification, for duties and authority of department, for trademark license agreement, application and licensure process, for costs, for Pennsylvania Preferred® Trademark Licensing Fund, for injunctive relief, for rules and regulations and for purpose, repealing provisions relating to definitions and further providing for qualified veterans and qualified veteran business entities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Oct 2023
Signed into Law
Nov 2023
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Signed Nov 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Oct 23, 2023 · House May 2, 2023
How they voted
38–4
Passed
Total votes 42
Oct 23, 2023
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican26
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Nov 1, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Oct 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Pashinski
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Kinkead
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn O'Mara
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
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