republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2017-2018/sb-353.md

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Bill	An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to grant and convey to the Pennhurst Memorial Preservation Alliance, or its assigns, a certain tract of land with certain improvements on it situate in East Vincent Township, Chester County; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to 812 Market, Inc., or its assigns, certain lands and improvements situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the Department of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Two Farms Inc., certain lands situate in the Collegeville Borough, Montgomery County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the Borough of Chambersburg, Franklin County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Transportation and the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate partially in the 6th Ward City of Washington and situate partially in South Strabane Township, Washington County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey to Jose L. Ramos and Lisa Ramos, husband and wife, certain lands situate in the Township of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County.	An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to grant and convey to the Pennhurst Memorial Preservation Alliance, or its assigns, a certain tract of land with certain improvements on it situate in East Vincent Township, Chester County; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to 812 Market, Inc., or its assigns, certain lands and improvements situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the Department of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Two Farms Inc., certain lands situate in the Collegeville Borough, Montgomery County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the Borough of Chambersburg, Franklin County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Transportation and the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate partially in the 6th Ward City of Washington and situate partially in South Strabane Township, Washington County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey to Jose L. Ramos and Lisa Ramos, husband and wife, certain lands situate in the Township of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County.	us/states/pa	Pennsylvania General Assembly	2017-2018	SB 353	Pennsylvania SB 353 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Rafferty	2	21	5	2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00	2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/e95b3199-7e61-4835-8ca2-11bd6bb5bc36	http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=353	44c958e7fa39734bc557e148809a7b4a29cfb5e2172c93cd86dd70d32ba8acdf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-pa

Pennsylvania SB 353 (2017-2018) — An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to grant and convey to the Pennhurst Memorial Preservation Alliance, or its assigns, a certain tract of land with certain improvements on it situate in East Vincent Township, Chester County; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to 812 Market, Inc., or its assigns, certain lands and improvements situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the Department of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Two Farms Inc., certain lands situate in the Collegeville Borough, Montgomery County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the Borough of Chambersburg, Franklin County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Transportation and the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate partially in the 6th Ward City of Washington and situate partially in South Strabane Township, Washington County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey to Jose L. Ramos and Lisa Ramos, husband and wife, certain lands situate in the Township of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County.

Version chain

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

1. Printer's No. 0377 (committee substitute) — source
2. Printer's No. 2088 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — 18–0 (pass) · upper
• Committee vote (STATE GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed — 12–0 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE — 189–0 (pass) · lower
• CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Rafferty — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 PN 0377 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT referral-committee
• 2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00 Reported as committed committee-passage
• 2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT referral-committee
• 2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00 PN 2088 Reported as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00 Laid on the table
• 2018-10-11T04:00:00+00:00 Removed from table
• 2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS referral-committee
• 2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported on concurrence, as committed committee-passage
• 2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in House amendments
• 2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in Senate
• 2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in House
• 2018-10-18T04:00:00+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; origin ocd-bill/e95b3199-7e61-4835-8ca2-11bd6bb5bc36. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).