Pennsylvania House Bill 548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on July 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-02 - Act No. 51
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in mayor, further providing for president or vice president of council to act as mayor; in taxation and finance, further providing for tax levy and for tax ordinance; in ordinances, further providing for ordinances and resolutions, for enactment, approval and veto, for recording, advertising and proof and for codification of ordinances; in council, further providing for ordinances and resolutions, for journal of proceedings, recording and withholding of vote, for records of ordinances maintained by city clerk and for time ordinances go into effect; and, in taxation, further providing for tax levies.

In mayor, further providing for president or vice president of council to act as mayor; in taxation and finance, further providing for tax levy and for tax ordinance; in ordinances, further providing for ordinances and resolutions, for enactment, approval and veto, for recording, advertising and proof and for codification of ordinances; in council, further providing for ordinances and resolutions, for journal of proceedings, recording and withholding of vote, for records of ordinances maintained by city clerk and for time ordinances go into effect; and, in taxation, further providing for tax levies.

Rep. Joseph Emrick [R]	Rep. Tina Pickett [R]	Rep. David Millard [R]	Rep. David Zimmerman [R]
Rep. Ed Neilson [D]	Rep. Kurt Masser [R]	Rep. Justin Simmons [R]

2019-06-25 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 548 PN 887, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-03 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-30 - Senate - Senate Local Government: Reported as Committed (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-26 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-26 - House - House Floor: HB 548 PN 887, FP (Y: 195 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Local Government: Adopt Amendment A00167 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Local Government: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Local Government: Adopt Amendment A00166 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Local Government: Adopt Amendment A00277 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Local Government: Adopt Amendment A00177 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Local Government: Adopt Amendment A00100 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-02	Senate	Act No. 51
2019-07-02	Senate	Approved by the Governor
2019-06-26	Senate	Presented to the Governor
2019-06-26	Senate	Signed in Senate
2019-06-25	Senate	Signed in House
2019-06-25	Senate	Third consideration and final passage (50-0)
2019-06-03	Senate	Re-reported as committed
2019-05-06	Senate	Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2019-05-06	Senate	Second consideration
2019-04-30	Senate	First consideration
2019-04-30	Senate	Reported as committed
2019-03-29	Senate	Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
2019-03-26	Senate	In the Senate
2019-03-26	House	Third consideration and final passage (195-1)
2019-03-26	House	Re-reported as committed
2019-03-25	House	Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
2019-03-25	House	Second consideration
2019-03-20	House	Removed from table
2019-03-13	House	Laid on the table
2019-03-13	House	First consideration
2019-03-13	House	Reported as amended
2019-02-19	House	Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=548
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0548&pn=0539
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0548&pn=0887
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=30&theDate=03/13/2019&RollCallId=121
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=30&theDate=03/13/2019&RollCallId=122
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=30&theDate=03/13/2019&RollCallId=123
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=30&theDate=03/13/2019&RollCallId=124
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=30&theDate=03/13/2019&RollCallId=126
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=30&theDate=03/13/2019&RollCallId=125
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2019&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=126
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=4&theDate=03/26/2019&RollCallId=200
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummary.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&chamber=S&cteeCde=15&theDate=04/30/2019&RollCallId=126
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummary.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&chamber=S&cteeCde=3&theDate=06/03/2019&RollCallId=196
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2019&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=184