HB 365 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, providing for removal of persons from residential property.
Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
55 added · 61 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill HB 365 modifies the process by which law enforcement can remove individuals believed to be trespassing on residential properties. Now, officers must ensure there is probable cause based on a signed affidavit from the property owner before entering and taking action. This change emphasizes the need for clear legal justification before such actions are taken, which helps protect the rights of individuals on the property. This is important as it balances the property owner's rights with the potential for wrongful removal of tenants or guests.
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
335 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
2490365 THE2019 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFWHITE, PENNSYLVANIAFEBRUARY HOUSE4, BILL2019 SessionREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, providing for arrest or removal of persons from residential property.
365 2019 INTRODUCED BY WHITE, HERSHEY, DOWLING AND NEILSON, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, providing for arrest or removal of persons from <-- residential property.
Arrest or removal REMOVAL of persons from residential <-- property.
(a) General rule.--A law enforcement officer having probable cause BASED ON AN AFFIDAVIT UNDER SUBSECTION (D) to believe that <-- a person on residential property has no lawful right of occupancy or entry on the property or is trespassing as provided under section 3503 (relating to criminal trespass), shall have the authority to arrest the person or to remove the person from <-- the premises without making an arrest.
(c) Limitation.--A law enforcement officer arresting or <-- removing a person under this section shall provide the person with a reasonable opportunity to secure and present credible evidence showing that the person is an owner or tenant or a guest or invitee of an owner or tenant.
(6) The affiant understands and acknowledges the prohibitions in the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, against taking or detaining a tenant's personal property or removing or excluding a tenant from residential property without an 20190HB0365PN2490 - 2 - authorizing court order.
(e) False statements.--A person who makes a false statement 20190HB0365PN0335 - 2 - in an affidavit under subsection (d) when the person does not believe the statement to be true commits an offense under section 4903 (relating to false swearing).
(F)(f) SAVINGSDefinition.--As CLAUSE.--NOTHINGused INin THISthis SECTIONsection, SHALLthe BEterm <--"residential CONSTRUEDproperty" TOmeans ABROGATEa ORdwelling OTHERWISEintended LIMITfor THEhuman AUTHORITYhabitation, ORincluding JURISDICTIONa OFhouse, LAWapartment, ENFORCEMENTmobile OTHERWISEhome PROVIDEDor BYmanufactured LAW.home.
(f) (G) Definition.--As used in this section, the term <-- "residential property" means a dwelling intended for human habitation, including a house, apartment, mobile home or manufactured home.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Referred to JUDICIARY
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
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PN 2490 Second consideration, with amendments
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Removed from table
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Laid on the table
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Removed from table
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Laid on the table
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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PN 0335 Referred to JUDICIARY
Sponsors
- Martina A. White · Primary
- Hershey · Cosponsor
- Dowling · Cosponsor
- Ed Neilson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 249 not signed on · 26 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Martina A. White Republican
Co-sponsors (3)
- Hershey
- Dowling
- Ed Neilson Democratic
Not signed on (249)
249 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 249 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 72 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 155 | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 22% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (203)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BARRAR | — | Yea |
| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| BROWN | — | Yea |
| COX | — | Yea |
| DIGIROLAMO | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Yea |
| DUNBAR | — | Yea |
| EVERETT | — | Yea |
| GABLER | — | Yea |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| GREGORY | — | Yea |
| HAHN | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HERSHEY | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JOZWIAK | — | Yea |
| KAUFER | — | Yea |
| KELLER | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| MARSHALL | — | Yea |
| MASSER | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MIZGORSKI | — | Yea |
| MURT | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| NESBIT | — | Yea |
| OBERLANDER | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| POLINCHOCK | — | Yea |
| PUSKARIC | — | Yea |
| PYLE | — | Yea |
| QUINN | — | Yea |
| REESE | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| SCHEMEL | — | Yea |
| SCHROEDER | — | Yea |
| SIMMONS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| TOBASH | — | Yea |
| TOEPEL | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| BOYLE | — | Nay |
| BULLOCK | — | Nay |
| CALTAGIRONE | — | Yea |
| CRUZ | — | Nay |
| DELISSIO | — | Nay |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DERMODY | — | Nay |
| DONATUCCI | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Nay |
| FITZGERALD | — | Nay |
| GAINEY | — | Not Voting |
| GALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| GOODMAN | — | Yea |
| HARRELL | — | Yea |
| HARRIS | — | Nay |
| INNAMORATO | — | Nay |
| KINSEY | — | Nay |
| KIRKLAND | — | Nay |
| KORTZ | — | Yea |
| LEE | — | Nay |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| MCCARTER | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| PETRARCA | — | Yea |
| RAVENSTAHL | — | Nay |
| READSHAW | — | Yea |
| ROEBUCK | — | Nay |
| ROZZI | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Nay |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Nay |
| ULLMAN | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Not Voting |
| WILLIAMS | — | Nay |
| YOUNGBLOOD | — | Nay |
| ZABEL | — | Yea |
| TURZAI | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Nay |
| Louis Schmitt | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Torren Ecker | — | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Benjamin V. Sanchez | Democratic | Nay |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget M. Kosierowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Nay |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Nay |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Nay |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Nay |
| Danielle Friel Otten | Democratic | Nay |
| Danilo Burgos | Democratic | Nay |
| David M. Delloso | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Democratic | Nay |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Nay |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Nay |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Nay |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Nay |
| Jennifer O'Mara | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Nay |
| Joe Ciresi | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Webster | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph C. Hohenstein | Democratic | Nay |
| Kristine C. Howard | Democratic | Nay |
| Kyle J. Mullins | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Nay |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | Democratic | Nay |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Nay |
| MaryLouise Isaacson | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Nay |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Melissa L. Shusterman | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Nay |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nathan Davidson | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Nay |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert E. Merski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Nay |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Nay |
| Steven R. Malagari | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Nay |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Gleim | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Rowe | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| James B. Struzzi | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Rigby | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua D. Kail | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Marci Mustello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Natalie Mihalek | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Borowicz | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie S. Gaydos | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 200 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (203)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| CALTAGIRONE | — | Yea |
| CRUZ | — | Yea |
| DELISSIO | — | Yea |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DERMODY | — | Yea |
| DONATUCCI | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Yea |
| FITZGERALD | — | Yea |
| GAINEY | — | Not Voting |
| GALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| GOODMAN | — | Yea |
| HARRELL | — | Yea |
| HARRIS | — | Yea |
| INNAMORATO | — | Yea |
| KINSEY | — | Yea |
| KIRKLAND | — | Yea |
| KORTZ | — | Yea |
| LEE | — | Yea |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| MCCARTER | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JOZWIAK | — | Yea |
| KAUFER | — | Yea |
| KELLER | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| MARSHALL | — | Yea |
| MASSER | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MIZGORSKI | — | Yea |
| MURT | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| NESBIT | — | Yea |
| OBERLANDER | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| POLINCHOCK | — | Yea |
| PUSKARIC | — | Yea |
| PYLE | — | Yea |
| QUINN | — | Yea |
| REESE | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| SCHEMEL | — | Yea |
| SCHROEDER | — | Yea |
| SIMMONS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| TOBASH | — | Yea |
| TOEPEL | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| BOYLE | — | Yea |
| BULLOCK | — | Yea |
| PETRARCA | — | Yea |
| RAVENSTAHL | — | Yea |
| READSHAW | — | Yea |
| ROEBUCK | — | Yea |
| ROZZI | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Yea |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Yea |
| ULLMAN | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YOUNGBLOOD | — | Yea |
| ZABEL | — | Yea |
| TURZAI | — | Yea |
| BARRAR | — | Yea |
| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| BROWN | — | Yea |
| COX | — | Yea |
| DIGIROLAMO | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Yea |
| DUNBAR | — | Yea |
| EVERETT | — | Yea |
| GABLER | — | Yea |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| GREGORY | — | Yea |
| HAHN | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HERSHEY | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Louis Schmitt | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Torren Ecker | — | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Benjamin V. Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget M. Kosierowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Danielle Friel Otten | Democratic | Yea |
| Danilo Burgos | Democratic | Yea |
| David M. Delloso | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer O'Mara | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Ciresi | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Webster | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph C. Hohenstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Kristine C. Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle J. Mullins | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| MaryLouise Isaacson | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Melissa L. Shusterman | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nathan Davidson | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Yea |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert E. Merski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven R. Malagari | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Gleim | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Rowe | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| James B. Struzzi | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Rigby | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua D. Kail | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Marci Mustello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Natalie Mihalek | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Borowicz | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie S. Gaydos | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 365?
- HB 365 is sponsored by Martina A. White (Republican), Hershey, Dowling, and Ed Neilson (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 365?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 365?
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