Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 1653 — An Act amending the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541), referred to as the Higher Education Scholarship Law, further providing for eligibility for State scholarship.

Last action — Approved by the Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 08, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · 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.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor

  2. Presented to the Governor

  3. Signed in Senate

  4. Signed in House

  5. Third consideration and final passage

  6. Re-reported as committed

  7. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  8. Second consideration

  9. First consideration

  10. Reported as committed

  11. Referred to EDUCATION

  12. Third consideration and final passage

  13. Re-reported as committed

  14. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  15. Second consideration

  16. Removed from table

  17. Laid on the table

  18. First consideration

  19. Reported as committed

  20. PN 2214 Referred to EDUCATION

Sponsors

  • Gabler · Cosponsor
  • Millard · Cosponsor
  • Deluca · Cosponsor
  • B. O'Neill · Cosponsor
  • R. Brown · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Godshall · Cosponsor
  • Milne · Cosponsor
  • Quigley · Primary
  • Roebuck · Cosponsor
  • Michael H. Schlossberg · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 242 not signed on · 28 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Quigley

Co-sponsors (10)

  • Gabler
  • Millard
  • Deluca
  • B. O'Neill
  • R. Brown
  • Bloom
  • Godshall
  • Milne
  • Roebuck
  • Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Voted No

Not signed on (242)

242 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29000
Republican 12001
Democratic 8000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MCGARRIGLE — Yea
MCILHINNEY — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
REGAN — Yea
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Not Voting
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 26 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 14000
Democratic 6000
Total 26000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Committed

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
LEACH — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 124 Yea · 60 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 42004
Unaffiliated 7532013
Democratic 72801
Total 12460018
% of votes cast 61%30%0%9%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
CHARLTON — Yea
CHRISTIANA — Yea
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
E GABLER — Not Voting
GILLESPIE — Yea
E GODSHALL — Not Voting
HAHN — Yea
E HARPER — Not Voting
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
E HENNESSEY — Not Voting
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
KAUFER — Yea
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
MCGINNIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
PETRI — Yea
E PYLE — Not Voting
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
E SANTORA — Not Voting
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
E TOOHIL — Not Voting
WARD — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Nay
BOYLE — Nay
BROWN, V. — Yea
BULLOCK — Nay
CALTAGIRONE — Nay
E CRUZ — Not Voting
DEAN — Nay
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Nay
DERMODY — Nay
DONATUCCI — Nay
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Nay
E FABRIZIO — Not Voting
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Nay
GALLOWAY — Nay
GOODMAN — Nay
E HAGGERTY — Not Voting
HANNA — Nay
KAVULICH — Nay
KELLER, W. — Nay
KINSEY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Nay
KORTZ — Nay
LONGIETTI — Nay
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Yea
NEUMAN — Nay
E O'BRIEN — Not Voting
PETRARCA — Nay
RAVENSTAHL — Nay
READSHAW — Nay
E ROEBUCK — Not Voting
ROZZI — Nay
SAINATO — Nay
SIMS — Nay
SNYDER — Nay
STURLA — Nay
E THOMAS — Not Voting
VAZQUEZ — Yea
WHEATLEY — Nay
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Nay
Matthew Gergely — Nay
Seth Grove — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Nay
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Nay
Dan Frankel Democratic Nay
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Nay
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Nay
Frank Burns Democratic Nay
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Nay
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Nay
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Nay
Morgan Cephas Democratic Nay
Nathan Davidson Democratic Nay
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Perry S. Warren Democratic Nay
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Not Voting
Robert Freeman Democratic Nay
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Nay
Scott Conklin Democratic Nay
Steve Samuelson Democratic Nay
Tim Briggs Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul 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 Not Voting
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Not Voting
Jack Rader Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Not Voting
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Not Voting
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1653?
HB 1653 is sponsored by Gabler, Millard, Deluca, B. O'Neill, R. Brown, Bloom, Godshall, Milne, Quigley, Roebuck, and Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1653?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 08, 2017. Enacted.
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