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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses."
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description: "An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses."
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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 983"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 983 (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: ["Lawrence"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2017-03-28T04:00:00+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/8c74f84e-0577-41fe-b85c-9266dbb69596"
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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=983"
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source_hash: "2db1fb87667be56888232321edfdf11d2075cb6bb30e72087bf372c1e29262a6"
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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 983 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses.
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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. 1144** (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=0983&pn=1144)
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2. **Printer's No. 2743** (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=0983&pn=2743)
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## Votes
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- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Committed — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **46–3** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **187–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Lawrence — primary (person)
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- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- B. O'Neill — cosponsor (person)
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- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
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- Corbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Farry — cosponsor (person)
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- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
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- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
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- Kinsey — cosponsor (person)
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- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
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- Neuman — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Rabb — cosponsor (person)
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- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Roe — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
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- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Solomon — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephens — cosponsor (person)
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- Sturla — cosponsor (person)
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- Toepel — cosponsor (person)
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- V. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Watson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1144 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2017-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2743 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2017-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2017-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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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** 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/8c74f84e-0577-41fe-b85c-9266dbb69596`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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