Senate Bill 397
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and recognizances, amending provisions relating to professional bondsmen and providing for authorization to conduct business within each county, for forfeited undertaking, for private cause of action and for third party sureties.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Richard Alloway
R Senate District 33
Co-Sponsors
Sen. Shirley Kitchen
D Senate District 3
Sen. John Yudichak
D Senate District 14
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44
Sen. Ryan Aument
R Senate District 36
Sen. Donald White
R Senate District 41
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. John Eichelberger
R Senate District 30
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20
Sen. Thomas McGarrigle
R Senate District 26
Sen. John Wozniak
D Senate District 35
Sen. Michele Brooks
R Senate District 50
Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8
Sen. Matt Smith
D Senate District 37
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 16 of 2015, July 2, 2015
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| 0270 | Referred to Banking & Insurance, Jan. 30, 2015 |
| 0305 | Reported as amended, Feb. 3, 2015 |
| First consideration, Feb. 3, 2015 | |
| Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2015 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, Feb. 4, 2015 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Feb. 17, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 18, 2015 (48-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Judiciary, Feb. 23, 2015 | |
| 1027 | Reported as amended, June 9, 2015 |
| First consideration, June 9, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, June 9, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, June 10, 2015 | |
| 1058 | Second consideration, with amendments, June 16, 2015 |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, June 16, 2015 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1035), June 16, 2015 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 17, 2015 (189-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, June 22, 2015 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 24, 2015 | |
| Senate concurred in House amendments, June 24, 2015 (49-0) | |
| Signed in Senate, June 24, 2015 | |
| Signed in House, June 25, 2015 | |
| Presented to the Governor, June 26, 2015 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 2, 2015 | |
| Act No. 16 of 2015, July 2, 2015 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 1027
Votes
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - Senate BANKING & INSURANCE Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
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Senate Bill 397
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
ALLOWAY, KITCHEN, YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, BLAKE, SCHWANK, RAFFERTY, AUMENT, WHITE, COSTA, EICHELBERGER, BOSCOLA, FARNESE, MENSCH, BAKER, McGARRIGLE, WOZNIAK, BROOKS, WILLIAMS, SMITH, TARTAGLIONE
Short Title
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and recognizances, amending provisions relating to professional bondsmen and providing for authorization to conduct business within each county, for forfeited undertaking, for private cause of action and for third party sureties.
Memo Subject
Bail Bondsman Legislation
Actions
| 0270 | Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE, Jan. 30, 2015 |
| 0305 | Reported as amended, Feb. 3, 2015 |
| First consideration, Feb. 3, 2015 | |
| Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2015 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2015 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Feb. 17, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 18, 2015 (48-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 23, 2015 | |
| 1027 | Reported as amended, June 9, 2015 |
| First consideration, June 9, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, June 9, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, June 10, 2015 | |
| 1058 | Second consideration, with amendments, June 16, 2015 |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 16, 2015 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1035), June 16, 2015 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 17, 2015 (189-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 22, 2015 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 24, 2015 | |
| Senate concurred in House amendments, June 24, 2015 (49-0) | |
| Signed in Senate, June 24, 2015 | |
| Signed in House, June 25, 2015 | |
| Presented to the Governor, June 26, 2015 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 2, 2015 | |
| Act No. 16 of 2015, July 2, 2015 |
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