Pennsylvania House Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-7)
Status: Passed on April 21 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-21 - Act No. 24
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to divorce, further providing for definitions; and, in dissolution of marital status, further providing for grounds for divorce, for counseling and for decree of court.

In preliminary provisions relating to divorce, further providing for definitions; and, in dissolution of marital status, further providing for grounds for divorce, for counseling and for decree of court.

Rep. Michael Schlossberg [D]	Rep. Peter Schweyer [D]	Rep. Rosita Youngblood [D]	Rep. Robert Freeman [D]
Rep. Stephen Kinsey [D]	Rep. Curtis Thomas [D]	Rep. Michael O'Brien [D]	Rep. Daniel McNeill [D]
Rep. Margo Davidson [D]	Rep. Vanessa Brown [D]	Rep. Mike Carroll [D]	Rep. Todd Stephens [R]
Sen. Steven Santarsiero [D]	Rep. Mark Cohen [D]	Rep. Thomas Murt [R]	Rep. Dominic Costa [D]
Rep. Mary Jo Daley [D]	Rep. Michelle Brownlee [D]	Rep. Harry Readshaw [D]	Rep. Chris Ross [R]
Rep. Katharine Watson [R]	Rep. Dan Frankel [D]	Rep. Maria Donatucci [D]	Rep. Stephen McCarter [D]
Rep. Dan Truitt [R]	Rep. Dan Moul [R]	Rep. Brian Sims [D]	Rep. Barry Jozwiak [R]
Rep. Tina Davis [D]	Rep. William Kortz [D]	Rep. Jordan Harris [D]

2016-04-13 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 12 PN 2472, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Reported as Committed (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-11-09 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-11-09 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-11-09 - House - House Floor: HB 12 PN 2472, FP (Y: 197 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2015-10-28 - House - House Floor: HB 12 PN 2404, 2015 A3685, SCHLOSSBERG (Y: 186 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2015-10-28 - House - House Floor: HB 12 PN 2404, 2015 A3850, SCHLOSSBERG (Y: 197 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2015-10-20 - House - House Judiciary: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-10-20 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A03664 (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-10-20 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A03664 (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-10-20 - House - House Judiciary: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-21	Senate	Act No. 24
2016-04-21	Senate	Approved by the Governor
2016-04-14	Senate	Presented to the Governor
2016-04-13	Senate	Signed in Senate
2016-04-13	Senate	Signed in House
2016-04-13	Senate	Third consideration and final passage (49-0)
2016-04-11	Senate	Second consideration
2016-03-22	Senate	First consideration
2016-03-22	Senate	Reported as committed
2015-11-13	Senate	Referred to JUDICIARY
2015-11-09	Senate	In the Senate
2015-11-09	House	Third consideration and final passage (197-0)
2015-11-09	House	Re-reported as committed
2015-10-28	House	Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
2015-10-28	House	Second consideration, with amendments
2015-10-20	House	Removed from table
2015-10-20	House	Laid on the table
2015-10-20	House	First consideration
2015-10-20	House	Reported as amended
2015-01-21	House	Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2015&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=12
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0012&pn=0030
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0012&pn=2404
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0012&pn=2472
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&cteeCde=24&theDate=10/20/2015&rNbr=1004
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&cteeCde=24&theDate=10/20/2015&rNbr=1003
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2015&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=825
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2015&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=826
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2015&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=844
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&cteeCde=4&theDate=11/09/2015&rNbr=1090
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&cteeCde=24&theDate=10/20/2015&RollCallId=1003
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&cteeCde=24&theDate=10/20/2015&RollCallId=1004
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&cteeCde=4&theDate=11/09/2015&RollCallId=1090
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummary.cfm?sYear=2015&sInd=0&chamber=S&cteeCde=39&theDate=03/22/2016&RollCallId=679
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2015&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=471