---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, further providing for courts of common pleas; and, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for senior judge operational support grant program."
description: "An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, further providing for courts of common pleas; and, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for senior judge operational support grant program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 222"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 222 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenleaf"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-10-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c6d9b8e-0959-4865-a6c2-aad8bb72436f"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=222"
source_hash: "d9ecec9e4c67d0d7ceddc46b31069b0ffd1c588bd827ea3d0ccfead2839ffce0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 222 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, further providing for courts of common pleas; and, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for senior judge operational support grant program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 0205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0222&pn=0205)
2. **Printer's No. 0549** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0222&pn=0549)
3. **Printer's No. 0765** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0222&pn=0765)
4. **Printer's No. 0820** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0222&pn=0820)
5. **Printer's No. 1219** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0222&pn=1219)
6. **Printer's No. 1264** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0222&pn=1264)

## Votes

- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **112–75** (pass) · lower
- SB 222 PN 1219, 2017 A3688, MARSICO — **184–5** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenleaf — primary (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Mcgarrigle — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0205 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0549 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0765 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0820 Amended on third consideration
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1219 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1264 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c6d9b8e-0959-4865-a6c2-aad8bb72436f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).