Pennsylvania 2023_0 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 709 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for the offense of unlawful taking and possession of protected birds and for endangered or threatened species.

Last action — Act No. 13 of 2024, May 8, 2024

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Shapiro (Democratic) on April 29, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 13 of 2024, May 8, 2024

  2. Approved by the Governor, May 8, 2024

  3. Presented to the Governor, April 29, 2024

  4. Signed in House, April 29, 2024 [House]

  5. Signed in Senate, April 29, 2024 [Senate]

  6. (Remarks see House Journal Page 327-328), April 15, 2024 [House]

  7. Third consideration and final passage, April 15, 2024 (171-30) [House]

  8. Re-reported as committed, April 15, 2024 [House]

  9. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 10, 2024 [House]

  10. Second consideration, April 10, 2024 [House]

  11. Removed from table, April 9, 2024 [House]

  12. Laid on the table, Nov. 14, 2023 [House]

  13. First consideration, Nov. 14, 2023 [House]

  14. Reported as committed, Nov. 14, 2023 [House]

  15. Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, June 21, 2023 [House]

  16. (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 580), June 20, 2023 [Senate]

  17. Third consideration and final passage, June 20, 2023 (48-2) [Senate]

  18. Second consideration, June 7, 2023 [Senate]

  19. First consideration, June 6, 2023 [Senate]

  20. Reported as amended, June 6, 2023 [Senate]

  21. Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, May 17, 2023 [Senate]

  22. In the House [House]

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

248 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 709?
SB 709 is sponsored by Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Cris Dush (Republican), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), and Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 709?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2023. Enacted.
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