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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services."
description: "An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2438"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2438 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Owlett"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13367322-72ba-4d70-8813-6b4cddaf5263"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2438"
source_hash: "55025990249321b3e45d301f2aa821c4d51e464dab078710c75906e81f299032"
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 2438 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **House Amendment A05840** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2438&pn=3620&aYear=2019&an=05840)
2. **Printer's No. 3620** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2438&pn=3620)
3. **Printer's No. 3848** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2438&pn=3848)
4. **Printer's No. 4404** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2438&pn=4404)
5. **Printer's No. 4545** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2438&pn=4545)
6. **Senate Amendment A07198** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2438&pn=3848&aYear=2019&an=07198)
7. **Senate Amendment A07524** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2438&pn=4404&aYear=2019&an=07524)
## Votes
- HB 2438 PN 4545, CONCUR — **201–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 2438 PN 3848, A7198, PITTMAN AMENDMENT NO. A-7198 — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Owlett — primary (person)
- Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
- Boback — cosponsor (person)
- Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Causer — cosponsor (person)
- Conklin — cosponsor (person)
- Davanzo — cosponsor (person)
- Delozier — cosponsor (person)
- Donatucci — cosponsor (person)
- Dush — cosponsor (person)
- Gleim — cosponsor (person)
- Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Hershey — cosponsor (person)
- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Kaufer — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Kulik — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Roae — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3620 Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3848 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4404 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4545 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13367322-72ba-4d70-8813-6b4cddaf5263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).