---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 28, 1937 (P.L.417, No.105), known as the Milk Marketing Law, further providing for title of act; in purpose, short title and definitions, further providing for definitions and construction; in organization of the board, further providing for appointment and terms of members and quorum; in licenses of milk dealers, further providing for grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation; in moneys and expenses of board, further providing for expenses and for payment; and, in saving provisions, repealing provisions relating to Joint Study Committee."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 28, 1937 (P.L.417, No.105), known as the Milk Marketing Law, further providing for title of act; in purpose, short title and definitions, further providing for definitions and construction; in organization of the board, further providing for appointment and terms of members and quorum; in licenses of milk dealers, further providing for grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation; in moneys and expenses of board, further providing for expenses and for payment; and, in saving provisions, repealing provisions relating to Joint Study Committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1170"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1170 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christina Sappey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-11-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05246727-5936-46a6-9995-aa8e3a292780"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=2&rollcallid=302&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "16a27a523758bf4e33a78fdde240a9c6377d8eeb611d60d7dea56baccb107e5b"
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 1170 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of April 28, 1937 (P.L.417, No.105), known as the Milk Marketing Law, further providing for title of act; in purpose, short title and definitions, further providing for definitions and construction; in organization of the board, further providing for appointment and terms of members and quorum; in licenses of milk dealers, further providing for grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation; in moneys and expenses of board, further providing for expenses and for payment; and, in saving provisions, repealing provisions relating to Joint Study Committee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN1235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1170/PN1235)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Report Bill As Committed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **203–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christina Sappey — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer O'Mara — cosponsor (person)
- Kristine Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Malcolm Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Tarik Khan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2023-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2023-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 25 of 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05246727-5936-46a6-9995-aa8e3a292780`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).