House Bill 1948
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for definitions and for medical consultation and judgment, repealing provisions related to spousal notice, further providing for the offense of abortion of unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, providing for dismemberment abortion ban and further providing for reporting.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Kathy Rapp
R House District 65
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Bryan Barbin
D House District 71

Rep. Bryan Cutler
R House District 100

Rep. Pam Snyder
D House District 50

Rep. Dave Reed
R House District 62

Rep. Mike Turzai
R House District 28

Rep. Sandra Major
R House District 111

Rep. Sid Kavulich
D House District 114

Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68

Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89

Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63

Rep. Kerry Benninghoff
R House District 171

Rep. Keith Greiner
R House District 43

Rep. Rick Saccone
R House District 39

Rep. Judy Ward
R House District 80

Rep. Will Tallman
R House District 193

Rep. John McGinnis
R House District 79

Rep. Brad Roae
R House District 6

Rep. Cris Dush
R House District 66

Rep. Carl Metzgar
R House District 69

Rep. Parke Wentling
R House District 17

Rep. Jason Ortitay
R House District 46

Rep. Jesse Topper
R House District 78

Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41

Rep. Paul Schemel
R House District 90

Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129

Rep. Joseph Petrarca
D House District 55

Rep. Tim Mahoney
D House District 51

Rep. Ted Harhai
D House District 58

Rep. Frank Burns
D House District 72

Rep. Curtis Sonney
R House District 4

Rep. Jerry Knowles
R House District 124

Rep. David Parker
R House District 115

Rep. Matt Gabler
R House District 75

Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84

Rep. Kate Klunk
R House District 169

Rep. Tommy Sankey
R House District 73

Rep. Ryan Warner
R House District 52

Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67

Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
R House District 12

Rep. Mike Reese
R House District 59

Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99

Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110

Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14

Rep. Mauree Gingrich
R House District 101

Rep. John Payne
R House District 106

Rep. John Lawrence
R House District 13

Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94

Rep. George Dunbar
R House District 56

Rep. Mindy Fee
R House District 37

Rep. John Maher
R House District 40

Rep. Joe Emrick
R House District 137

Rep. Michael Peifer
R House District 139

Rep. Jim Christiana
R House District 15

Rep. David Maloney
R House District 130

Rep. Fred Keller
R House District 85

Rep. Tedd Nesbit
R House District 8

Rep. Russ Diamond
R House District 102

Rep. Thomas Quigley
R House District 146

Rep. Mark Mustio
R House District 44

Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117

Rep. Stephen Bloom
R House District 199

Rep. Susan Helm
R House District 104

Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5

Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128

Rep. Kate Harper
R House District 61

Rep. Kristin Hill
R House District 93

Rep. Rich Irvin
R House District 81

Rep. Gary Day
R House District 187

Rep. Tim Hennessey
R House District 26

Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196

Rep. Ron Marsico
R House District 105

Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116

Rep. Jack Rader
R House District 176

Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64

Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98

Rep. Eli Evankovich
R House District 54

Rep. Mike Tobash
R House District 125

Rep. Jaret Gibbons
D House District 10

Rep. Marcia Hahn
R House District 138

Rep. Jeffrey Pyle
R House District 60

Rep. Katharine Watson
R House District 144

Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38

Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91

Rep. Adam Harris
R House District 82

Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87

Rep. Nick Miccarelli
R House District 162

Rep. Mike Regan
R House District 92

Rep. Brian Ellis
R House District 11

Rep. Mike Vereb
R House District 150

Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83

Rep. Nick Kotik
D House District 45

Rep. Stephen Barrar
R House District 160

Rep. Mark Keller
R House District 86

Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Second consideration, Sept. 27, 2016
Senate
H
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3056 | Referred to Health, April 1, 2016 |
Reported as committed, April 4, 2016 | |
First consideration, April 4, 2016 | |
Laid on the table, April 4, 2016 | |
Removed from table, April 5, 2016 | |
Second consideration, April 6, 2016 | |
Re-committed to Appropriations, April 6, 2016 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 534-539), April 6, 2016 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 21, 2016 | |
Third consideration and final passage, June 21, 2016 (132-65) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1260-1281), June 21, 2016 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Judiciary, June 23, 2016 | |
Reported as committed, July 11, 2016 | |
First consideration, July 11, 2016 | |
Laid on the table, July 13, 2016 | |
Removed from table, Sept. 26, 2016 | |
Second consideration, Sept. 27, 2016 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Monday, July 11, 2016
Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote - House Bill 1948 PN3056, Reported as Committed - opens in a new tab
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - House Floor Vote
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22 14 - opens in a new tab |
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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73 114 - opens in a new tab |
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - House Floor Vote
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12 14 - opens in a new tab |
Monday, April 4, 2016 - House HEALTH Committee Vote
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16 10 - opens in a new tab |
Monday, April 4, 2016 - House HEALTH Committee Vote
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13 13 - opens in a new tab |
Monday, April 4, 2016 - House HEALTH Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. Neal Goodman
D House District 123

Rep. Duane Milne
R House District 167

Rep. Rick Saccone
R House District 39

Rep. John Payne
R House District 106
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18 (Crimes And Offenses)
House Bill 1948
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
RAPP, BARBIN, CUTLER, SNYDER, REED, TURZAI, MAJOR, KAVULICH, BAKER, KAUFFMAN, OBERLANDER, BENNINGHOFF, GREINER, SACCONE, WARD, TALLMAN, McGINNIS, ROAE, DUSH, METZGAR, WENTLING, ORTITAY, TOPPER, B. MILLER, SCHEMEL, COX, PETRARCA, MAHONEY, HARHAI, BURNS, SONNEY, KNOWLES, D. PARKER, GABLER, EVERETT, KLUNK, SANKEY, WARNER, CAUSER, STAATS, METCALFE, REESE, ZIMMERMAN, PICKETT, MARSHALL, GINGRICH, PAYNE, LAWRENCE, SAYLOR, DUNBAR, FEE, MAHER, EMRICK, PEIFER, CHRISTIANA, MALONEY, F. KELLER, NESBIT, DIAMOND, QUIGLEY, MUSTIO, BOBACK, BLOOM, HELM, JOZWIAK, GILLEN, HARPER, PHILLIPS-HILL, IRVIN, DAY, HENNESSEY, GROVE, MARSICO, TOOHIL, RADER, JAMES, HICKERNELL, EVANKOVICH, TOBASH, GIBBONS, HAHN, PYLE, WATSON, KORTZ, MOUL, A. HARRIS, ROTHMAN, MICCARELLI, REGAN, ELLIS, VEREB, WHEELAND, KOTIK, BARRAR, M. K. KELLER, NELSON
Short Title
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for definitions and for medical consultation and judgment, repealing provisions related to spousal notice, further providing for the offense of abortion of unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, providing for dismemberment abortion ban and further providing for reporting.
Memo Subject
Pain Capable/Dismemberment Pro-Life Legislation
Actions
3056 | Referred to HEALTH, April 1, 2016 |
Reported as committed, April 4, 2016 | |
First consideration, April 4, 2016 | |
Laid on the table, April 4, 2016 | |
Removed from table, April 5, 2016 | |
Second consideration, April 6, 2016 | |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 6, 2016 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 534-539), April 6, 2016 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 21, 2016 | |
Third consideration and final passage, June 21, 2016 (132-65) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1260-1281), June 21, 2016 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to JUDICIARY, June 23, 2016 | |
Reported as committed, July 11, 2016 | |
First consideration, July 11, 2016 | |
Laid on the table, July 13, 2016 | |
Removed from table, Sept. 26, 2016 | |
Second consideration, Sept. 27, 2016 |
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