Pennsylvania House Bill 879 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-06 - Referred to JUDICIARY
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for procedures in domestic relations and litigation; repealing provisions relating to hearing by master, jury trial, mediation programs, fees and costs, review of programs, existing programs and consolidation of proceedings; conferring powers and duties on the unified judicial system, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Legislative Reference Bureau; establishing the Family Justice Account; and making editorial changes.

Further providing for procedures in domestic relations and litigation; repealing provisions relating to hearing by master, jury trial, mediation programs, fees and costs, review of programs, existing programs and consolidation of proceedings; conferring powers and duties on the unified judicial system, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Legislative Reference Bureau; establishing the Family Justice Account; and making editorial changes.

Rep. Matthew Baker [R]	Rep. Nickolas Kotik [D]	Rep. Vanessa Brown [D]	Rep. David Millard [R]
Rep. Katharine Watson [R]	Rep. Tarah Toohil [R]	Rep. William Kortz [D]	Rep. David Zimmerman [R]
Rep. Mark Gillen [R]	Rep. Thomas Murt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-06	House	Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2015&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=879
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0879&pn=1082