An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family, further providing for newborn protection; in child protective services, further providing for taking child into protective custody; and, in newborn protection, further providing for definitions and for health care providers accepting newborns, providing for emergency services providers accepting newborns and for incubators for newborns and further providing for reporting acceptance of newborns, for immunity and for duties of department.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Dec 2017
House Passage
Dec 2017
Senate Passage
Dec 2017
Signed into Law
Dec 2017
Introduced Apr 10, 2017
Signed Dec 22, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Dec 22, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Dec 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Dec 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Dec 12, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Dec 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Dec 11, 2017
Introduced
PN 2802 Amended on third consideration
upper
Oct 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 2520 Reported as amended
upper
Jun 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Jun 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 19, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jun 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 13, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to RULES
lower
Jun 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 1986 Reported as amended
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Committee
PN 1338 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jesse Topper
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Cutler
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Donna Oberlander
RRepublican
Co
Eric Roe
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Harry Readshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff C. Wheeland
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Rapp
RRepublican
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