Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Short Title
DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
February 3, 2011
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
71
Session Type
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
19
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 3/7/2011 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 3/7/2011 Interpellation Zubiri, Juan Miguel F. 3/7/2011 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 3/7/2011 Period of Amendment Closed 3/7/2011 Co-Sponsorship Speech Legarda, Loren B. 3/7/2011 Period of Interpellation Closed 3/7/2011 Period of Amendment Closed 3/7/2011 Period of Interpellation Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (3/14/2011)
Voted Yes Voted No Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, Alan Peter Companero S.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" R.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Recto, Ralph G.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Trillanes, Antonio "Sonny" F.
Villar, Manny B.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2011 ] 3/2/2011 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 19, recommending its approval in substitution of SNos. 915, 1423 and 2367; 3/7/2011 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 3/7/2011 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 3/7/2011 Transfered from Calendar for Ordinary Business to Calendar for Special Order; 3/7/2011 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 3/7/2011 Manifestation of Senator Escudero that the explanatory note of Senators Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Loren B. Legarda and Miriam Defensor Santiago be considered as part of the Sponsorship Speech of SBN-2726; 3/7/2011 Manifestation and motion of Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI that he be made a coauthor; 3/7/2011 Period of interpellation closed; 3/7/2011 Period of amendments closed; 3/7/2011 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 3/8/2011 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 3/9/2011 Senator RAMON A. REVILLA, JR. was made as coauthor; 3/14/2011 Approved on Third Reading; 3/14/2011 In favor: (21) JOKER P. ARROYO, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, MANNY B. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 3/14/2011 Against: N o n e; 3/14/2011 Abstention: N o n e; 3/15/2011 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2012 ] 2/7/2012 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2726 as an amendment to HBN-4936 on January 30, 2012; 2/27/2012 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2726 and HBN-4936, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 3/5/2012 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2726 and HBN-4936, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 3/7/2012 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2726 and HBN-4936, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III; 3/27/2012 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, and became; 3/27/2012 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10158