Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 538 — An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council a permanent easement from lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania situate in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a parking lot for the benefit of the general public utilizing the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail.

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 538 has removed specific wording regarding the property description related to a permanent utility easement. This change refines the bill's language, likely to clarify legal terms or align the bill with updated regulations. It matters because clearer language can reduce misunderstandings or legal disputes in the future, ensuring smoother implementation of the bill's provisions.

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601 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
731 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
WARD, APRIL 10, 2019 SENATOR FOLMER, STATE GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, MAY 7, 2019 AN ACT Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the State System of Higher Education and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council a permanent easement from lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania situate in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a parking lot for the benefit of the general public utilizing the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail.
WARD, APRIL 10, 2019 REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 10, 2019 AN ACT Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the State System of Higher Education and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council a permanent easement from lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania situate in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a parking lot for the benefit of the general public utilizing the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail.
(b) Property description.--The permanent utility easement to <-- be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approximately 4,352 square feet of land, bounded and more particularly described as follows:
(b) Property description.--The permanent utility easement to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approximately 4,352 square feet of land, bounded and more particularly described as follows:
20190SB0538PN0731 - 2 - (d) Restrictive covenants.--The easement agreement shall contain a provision that the easement shall be utilized by the grantee, its successors or assigns, solely for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a parking lot for the benefit of the general public utilizing the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail and for no other purpose.
20190SB0538PN0601 - 2 - (d) Restrictive covenants.--The easement agreement shall contain a provision that the easement shall be utilized by the grantee, its successors or assigns, solely for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a parking lot for the benefit of the general public utilizing the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail and for no other purpose.
20190SB0538PN0731 - 3 -
20190SB0538PN0601 - 3 -
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Action History

  1. Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Second consideration

  4. First consideration

  5. PN 0731 Reported as amended

  6. PN 0601 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 251 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Regan

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (251)

251 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15000
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 13000
Total 48000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
IOVINO — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
REGAN — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY H — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Yea
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney 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
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lisa Baker 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 (STATE GOVERNMENT): Reported as Amended

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 3000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
GORDNER — Yea
A. WILLIAMS — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Yea
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Yea
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 538?
SB 538 is sponsored by Regan and Judy Ward (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 538?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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