Senate Bill 296
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for false alarms to agencies of public safety; and, in sentencing, providing for sentencing for offenses involving false alarms to agencies of public safety.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7
Co-Sponsors
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Sen. John Eichelberger
R Senate District 30
Sen. Randy Vulakovich
R Senate District 38
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Judiciary, Oct. 19, 2015
House
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| 0181 | Referred to Judiciary, Jan. 21, 2015 |
| 1091 | Reported as amended, June 23, 2015 |
| First consideration, June 23, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Sept. 17, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, Sept. 17, 2015 | |
| 1276 | Amended on second consideration, Sept. 28, 2015 |
| Second consideration, Sept. 29, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 13, 2015 (47-2) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Judiciary, Oct. 19, 2015 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1091
Votes
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Titles 18 (Crimes And Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Sen. Richard Alloway
R Senate District 33
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View all legislation amending Titles
18 (Crimes And Offenses)
42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure)
Senate Bill 296
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
HUGHES, FARNESE, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, EICHELBERGER, VULAKOVICH, BREWSTER, COSTA, LEACH, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, RAFFERTY
Short Title
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for false alarms to agencies of public safety; and, in sentencing, providing for sentencing for offenses involving false alarms to agencies of public safety.
Memo Subject
Cosponsor memo #13 – Reintroduction of SB 671 (“Swatting”)
Actions
| 0181 | Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 21, 2015 |
| 1091 | Reported as amended, June 23, 2015 |
| First consideration, June 23, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Sept. 17, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, Sept. 17, 2015 | |
| 1276 | Amended on second consideration, Sept. 28, 2015 |
| Second consideration, Sept. 29, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 13, 2015 (47-2) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 19, 2015 |
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