Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation creates a risk assessment tool that would provide specific authorization and procedures for law enforcement to follow as to whether or not a defendant poses a risk in a domestic violence situation.
Title: In assault, further providing for probable cause arrests in domestic violence cases.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for probable cause arrests in domestic violence cases.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Act No. 14
Last Action Date: April 16, 2018
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=449
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18 sponsors: Camera Bartolotta (R); Christine Tartaglione (D); Randy Vulakovich (R); James Brewster (D); John Yudichak (D); John Rafferty (R); John Gordner (R); Elder Vogel (R); Jay Costa (D); Vincent Hughes (D); Kim Ward (R); Patrick Browne (R); Thomas Killion (R); Robert Mensch (R); Gene Yaw (R); Lisa Boscola (D); Michele Brooks (R); Thomas McGarrigle (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2018 | Act No. 14 |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2018 | Approved by the Governor |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2018 | Presented to the Governor |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2018 | Signed in House |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2018 | Senate concurred in House amendments (50-0) |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2018 | Signed in Senate |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2018 | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2018 | Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS |
| House | Mar 12, 2018 | Third consideration and final passage (187-0) |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2018 | In the Senate |
| House | Mar 12, 2018 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Feb 6, 2018 | Second consideration |
| House | Feb 6, 2018 | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| House | Jan 24, 2018 | Removed from table |
| House | Jan 23, 2018 | Laid on the table |
| House | Jan 23, 2018 | First consideration |
| House | Jan 23, 2018 | Reported as amended |
| House | Jul 9, 2017 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
| House | Jul 8, 2017 | In the House |
| Senate | Jul 8, 2017 | Third consideration and final passage (49-0) |
| Senate | Jun 28, 2017 | Second consideration |
| Senate | Jun 27, 2017 | Removed from table |
| Senate | Jun 19, 2017 | Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9) |
| Senate | May 9, 2017 | Reported as committed |
| Senate | May 9, 2017 | First consideration |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2017 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
There have not been any votes on this bill