---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of October 16, 1996 (P.L.712, No.127), known as the Charitable Gift Annuity Exemption Act, further providing for definitions and for exemption from regulation."
description: "An Act amending the act of October 16, 1996 (P.L.712, No.127), known as the Charitable Gift Annuity Exemption Act, further providing for definitions and for exemption from regulation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 731"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 731 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mensch"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c2e0256-47b3-40ee-a432-0d42082db329"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=731"
source_hash: "020cf84b2678b74069180a60a340957b5d5a9d948acd1a98f17c3a82dbc6945b"
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 731 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of October 16, 1996 (P.L.712, No.127), known as the Charitable Gift Annuity Exemption Act, further providing for definitions and for exemption from regulation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0843** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0731&pn=0843)
2. **Printer's No. 1169** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0731&pn=1169)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 731 PN 1169, Final Passage — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (BANKING AND INSURANCE): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **22–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mensch — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Boscola — cosponsor (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0843 Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1169 Amended on third consideration
- **2021-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to COMMERCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 152 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c2e0256-47b3-40ee-a432-0d42082db329`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).