---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams."
description: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 1095"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1095 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mcgarrigle"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc9c3d55-b52f-485e-99c5-88ef0d197472"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1095"
source_hash: "726b14b26455db56f427081447ce2ae0acfde3e262873fcff3fef52221b58f85"
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 1095 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1621** (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=1095&pn=1621)
2. **Printer's No. 1877** (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=1095&pn=1877)
3. **Printer's No. 1894** (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=1095&pn=1894)
4. **Printer's No. 1994** (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=1095&pn=1994)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **191–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mcgarrigle — primary (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Boscola — cosponsor (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Dinniman — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1621 Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1877 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1894 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1994 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+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/fc9c3d55-b52f-485e-99c5-88ef0d197472`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).