An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Dec 2019
House Passage
Dec 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 25, 2019
Last action Dec 26, 2019
Floor votes · House Dec 17, 2019
How they voted
172–23
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 201
Dec 17, 2019
D
Democratic92
71% Yea
R
Republican109
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Dec 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Dec 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Dec 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Oct 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 25, 2019
Committee
PN 2600 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Gillespie
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Harry Readshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Solomon
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Kate Klunk
RRepublican
Co
Keith Greiner
RRepublican
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