l9n/ Pennsylvania

2021–2022 Regular Session

House Bill 156

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for admissibility of certain statements.

Became law as Act 29 of 2021, signed June 30, 2021, 168 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

ROB W. KAUFFMAN, TODD STEPHENS, TINA PICKETT, KATHY L. RAPP, Lynda Schlegel Culver, David H. Zimmerman, JOHN A. LAWRENCE, Eric R. Nelson, David H. Rowe

Its course

January 13 to June 30, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action24 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Mar 1662 days

JudiciaryJan 13 to Jan 2714 days

AppropriationsMar 15 to Mar 161 day

In the SenateMar 16 to Jun 24100 days

JudiciaryMar 18 to Jun 1589 days

AppropriationsJun 16 to Jun 237 days

Waiting to be sentJun 24 to Jun 284 days

With the GovernorJun 28 to Jun 302 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading173–29

    Passed · Mar 16

  • Senate, third reading49–1

    Passed · Jun 24

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Mar 16

  1. Jan 13Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jan 27JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Mar 15Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 16APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 173 to 29

In the Senate Mar 18 – Jun 24

  1. Mar 18Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jun 15JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Jun 16Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 23APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 24Passed the Senate, 49 to 1

To the Governor Jun 24 – Jun 30

  1. Jun 24Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 25Signed in the Senate
  3. Jun 28Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 30Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 29 of 2021
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 13, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jan 27First consideration, Jan. 27, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jan 27Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Feb 5Removed from table, Feb. 5, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Mar 15Second consideration, March 15, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Mar 15Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 15, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Mar 16Re-reported as committed, March 16, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Mar 16Third consideration and final passage, March 16, 2021 (173-29) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Mar 16(Remarks see House Journal Page 273 - 274), March 16, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Mar 18In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  12. Mar 18Referred to JUDICIARY, March 18, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 15Reported as committed, June 15, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 15First consideration, June 15, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 16Second consideration, June 16, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 16Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 16, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 23Re-reported as committed, June 23, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 24Third consideration and final passage, June 24, 2021 (49-1) [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 24(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 788), June 24, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 24Signed in House, June 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jun 25Signed in Senate, June 25, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  22. Jun 28Presented to the Governor, June 28, 2021Governor
  23. Jun 30Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2021Governor
  24. Jun 30Act No. 29 of 2021, June 30, 2021Governor