---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 9 (Burial Grounds) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to burial grounds, further providing for definitions; and providing for transfer of ownership of cemeteries and for reasonable access to burial grounds."
description: "An Act amending Title 9 (Burial Grounds) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to burial grounds, further providing for definitions; and providing for transfer of ownership of cemeteries and for reasonable access to burial grounds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1019"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1019 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gillen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b133d016-c793-404a-874a-8da991dcaeab"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1019"
source_hash: "4a4f933a88c07954c17f6b43c9f27b26ab87fa2a73f728f8385f82e67bd15715"
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 HB 1019 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 9 (Burial Grounds) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to burial grounds, further providing for definitions; and providing for transfer of ownership of cemeteries and for reasonable access to burial grounds.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1182** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1019&pn=1182)
2. **Printer's No. 2164** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1019&pn=2164)
3. **Printer's No. 2202** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1019&pn=2202)
4. **Printer's No. 2209** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1019&pn=2209)

## Votes

- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1019 PN 2164, 2017 A2556, FREEMAN — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1019 PN 2164, 2017 A2558, FREEMAN — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **190–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1019 PN 2164, 2017 A2482, ROTHMAN — **189–11** (pass) · lower
- HB 1019 PN 2202, 2017 A2741, GILLEN — **190–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1019 PN 2164, 2017 A2500, ROTHMAN — **194–6** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gillen — primary (person)
- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
- B. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- B. O'Neill — cosponsor (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- D. Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Diamond — cosponsor (person)
- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
- Emrick — cosponsor (person)
- Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Frankel — cosponsor (person)
- Gabler — cosponsor (person)
- Hickernell — cosponsor (person)
- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
- Knowles — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence — cosponsor (person)
- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Masser — cosponsor (person)
- Mccarter — cosponsor (person)
- Mcginnis — cosponsor (person)
- Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Moul — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Quigley — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Reese — cosponsor (person)
- Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
- Saylor — cosponsor (person)
- Staats — cosponsor (person)
- Tallman — cosponsor (person)
- Toohil — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Warner — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1182 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2164 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2202 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2209 Third consideration, with amendments `reading-3`
- **2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2017-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-21T05:00:00+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/b133d016-c793-404a-874a-8da991dcaeab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).