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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending the act of February 2, 1966 (1965 P.L.1860, No.586), entitled \"An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts,\" further providing for liability for landowners to recreational users."
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description: "An Act amending the act of February 2, 1966 (1965 P.L.1860, No.586), entitled \"An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts,\" further providing for liability for landowners to recreational users."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "HB 544"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 544 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Moul"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc6f8c5a-d122-458c-8818-bd046f8e3b95"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=544"
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source_hash: "0c279bd87f17153f016774a76b2eccf91c134333a1ad98ea078b50008b556d29"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania HB 544 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of February 2, 1966 (1965 P.L.1860, No.586), entitled "An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts," further providing for liability for landowners to recreational users.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Printer's No. 0710** (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=0544&pn=0710)
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2. **Printer's No. 2193** (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=0544&pn=2193)
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3. **Printer's No. 3213** (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=0544&pn=3213)
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4. **Printer's No. 4273** (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=0544&pn=4273)
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## Votes
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
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- HB 544 PN 4273, CONCUR — **181–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 544 PN 710, 2017 A2257, LONGIETTI — **172–25** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **187–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 544 PN 710, 2017 A1763, MAHER — **198–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Moul — primary (person)
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- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Barbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Boback — cosponsor (person)
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- Causer — cosponsor (person)
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- Everett — cosponsor (person)
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- Gabler — cosponsor (person)
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- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
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- Greiner — cosponsor (person)
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- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
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- Hickernell — cosponsor (person)
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- James — cosponsor (person)
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- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
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- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
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- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
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- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
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- Millard — cosponsor (person)
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- Ortitay — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Saylor — cosponsor (person)
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- Tallman — cosponsor (person)
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- Topper — cosponsor (person)
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- Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0710 Referred to TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2193 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3213 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4273 Amended on third consideration
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc6f8c5a-d122-458c-8818-bd046f8e3b95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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