House Bill 1605
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in cigarette sales and licensing, further providing for definitions, for retention of records and for violations and penalties and providing for preemption and for compliance checks; providing for cancer control, prevention and research; in disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for definitions and for property held by fiduciaries, providing for notice given by holder and for United States savings bonds and further providing for certificate of finder registration and for notice and publication of lists of property subject to Commonwealth custody and control; providing for capital facilities; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Environmental Stewardship Fund and providing for oil and gas conservation; in heritage areas, further providing for program and providing for declaration of policy and for Heritage Area Program; providing for Business in Our Sites Program account; providing for transportation network companies and motor carrier companies; in special funds, further providing for funding and for State Workers' Insurance Board; in additional special funds, further providing for use of fund, providing for hospital uncompensated care payments and reimbursements for extraordinary expense report and further providing for definitions, for Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund, for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund, for drug and alcohol programs and for Natural Gas Infrastructure Development Fund; repealing provisions relating to 2011-2012 budget implementation and 2011-2012 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; providing for 2016-2017 budget implementation and for 2016-2017 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; in general budget implementation, further providing for executive offices and for Gaming Control Board and providing for Commonwealth Financing Authority restricted revenue account, for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land, for Motor License Fund, for Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board procedure, for restaurant liquor license auction and for Liquor Code term; providing for general budget restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; providing for school district intercepts for the payment of debt service during budget impasse; in 2015-2016 budget implementation, further providing for Department of Human Services; and making related repeals.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative R. Lee James
R House District 64
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68

Rep. Stephen Barrar
R House District 160

Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3

Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
D House District 127

Rep. Mike Carroll
D House District 118

Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67

Rep. Gene DiGirolamo
R House District 18

Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84

Rep. Marty Flynn
D House District 113

Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136

Rep. Julie Harhart
R House District 183

Rep. Adam Harris
R House District 82

Rep. Doyle Heffley
R House District 122

Rep. Susan Helm
R House District 104

Rep. Tim Hennessey
R House District 26

Rep. Sid Kavulich
D House District 114

Rep. John Maher
R House District 40

Rep. Daniel McNeill
D House District 133

Rep. Steven Mentzer
R House District 97

Rep. David Millard
R House District 109

Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152

Rep. Scott Petri
R House District 178

Rep. Marguerite Quinn
R House District 143

Rep. Mike Reese
R House District 59

Rep. Mike Regan
R House District 92

Rep. James Roebuck
D House District 188

Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94

Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 22

Rep. Marcy Toepel
R House District 147

Rep. Jesse Topper
R House District 78

Rep. Judy Ward
R House District 80

Rep. Katharine Watson
R House District 144

Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63

Rep. Parke Wentling
R House District 17

Rep. Matt Gabler
R House District 75

Rep. William Adolph
R House District 165

Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 85 of 2016, July 13, 2016
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2320 | Referred to Local Government, Oct. 7, 2015 |
Reported as committed, Feb. 10, 2016 | |
First consideration, Feb. 10, 2016 | |
Laid on the table, Feb. 10, 2016 | |
Removed from table, March 14, 2016 | |
Second consideration, March 15, 2016 | |
Re-committed to Appropriations, March 15, 2016 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 274), March 15, 2015 | |
Re-reported as committed, March 16, 2016 | |
Third consideration and final passage, March 16, 2016 (191-0) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 351), March 16, 2016 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy, March 22, 2016 | |
Reported as committed, June 14, 2016 | |
First consideration, June 14, 2016 | |
Re-referred to Appropriations, June 22, 2016 | |
3691 | Re-reported as amended, June 30, 2016 |
Second consideration, June 30, 2016 | |
Re-committed to Appropriations, June 30, 2016 | |
3730 | Re-reported as amended, July 13, 2016 |
Third consideration and final passage, July 13, 2016 (45-5) | |
In the House | |
Referred to Rules, July 13, 2016 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 13, 2016 | |
House concurred in Senate amendments, July 13, 2016 (124-66) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1667-1672), July 13, 2016 | |
Signed in House, July 13, 2016 | |
Signed in Senate, July 13, 2016 | |
Presented to the Governor, July 13, 2016 | |
Approved by the Governor, July 13, 2016 | |
Act No. 85 of 2016, July 13, 2016 |
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Votes
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
House RULES Committee Vote
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - Senate Floor Vote
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Thursday, June 30, 2016 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - Senate ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES & ENERGY Committee Vote
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - House LOCAL GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.0343, No.0176), known as the Fiscal Code, The. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. Justin Simmons
R House District 131

Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
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April 9, 1929 (P.L.0343, No.0176), known as the Fiscal Code, The
House Bill 1605
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
JAMES, BAKER, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLYNN, FREEMAN, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HELM, HENNESSEY, KAVULICH, MAHER, McNEILL, MENTZER, MILLARD, MURT, PETRI, M. QUINN, REESE, REGAN, ROEBUCK, SAYLOR, SCHWEYER, TOEPEL, TOPPER, WARD, WATSON, OBERLANDER, WENTLING, GABLER, ADOLPH, BRIGGS
Short Title
An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in cigarette sales and licensing, further providing for definitions, for retention of records and for violations and penalties and providing for preemption and for compliance checks; providing for cancer control, prevention and research; in disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for definitions and for property held by fiduciaries, providing for notice given by holder and for United States savings bonds and further providing for certificate of finder registration and for notice and publication of lists of property subject to Commonwealth custody and control; providing for capital * * *
Memo Subject
Heritage Areas Program Legislation
Actions
2320 | Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Oct. 7, 2015 |
Reported as committed, Feb. 10, 2016 | |
First consideration, Feb. 10, 2016 | |
Laid on the table, Feb. 10, 2016 | |
Removed from table, March 14, 2016 | |
Second consideration, March 15, 2016 | |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 15, 2016 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 274), March 15, 2015 | |
Re-reported as committed, March 16, 2016 | |
Third consideration and final passage, March 16, 2016 (191-0) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 351), March 16, 2016 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, March 22, 2016 | |
Reported as committed, June 14, 2016 | |
First consideration, June 14, 2016 | |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2016 | |
3691 | Re-reported as amended, June 30, 2016 |
Second consideration, June 30, 2016 | |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2016 | |
3730 | Re-reported as amended, July 13, 2016 |
Third consideration and final passage, July 13, 2016 (45-5) | |
In the House | |
Referred to RULES, July 13, 2016 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 13, 2016 | |
House concurred in Senate amendments, July 13, 2016 (124-66) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1667-1672), July 13, 2016 | |
Signed in House, July 13, 2016 | |
Signed in Senate, July 13, 2016 | |
Presented to the Governor, July 13, 2016 | |
Approved by the Governor, July 13, 2016 | |
Act No. 85 of 2016, July 13, 2016 |
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