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2021–2022 Regular Session

House Bill 184

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal homicide, further providing for the offense of causing or aiding suicide; and, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for definitions.

Became law as Act 71 of 2021, signed September 30, 2021, 252 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

17 co-sponsors

Francis X. Ryan, Torren C. Ecker, DARYL D. METCALFE, Michael H. Schlossberg, Jesse Topper, KATHY L. RAPP, David H. Zimmerman, Bob Brooks, Barbara Gleim, Ryan Warner, Johnathan D. Hershey, Lynda Schlegel Culver, DAN MOUL, TARAH C. TOOHIL, MARK M. GILLEN, Eric R. Nelson, Eric Davanzo

Its course

January 21 to September 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 action29 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Apr 776 days

JudiciaryJan 21 to Jan 276 days

AppropriationsMar 17 to Apr 620 days

In the SenateApr 7 to Jun 2579 days

JudiciaryApr 9 to Apr 2112 days

AppropriationsApr 28 to Jun 2255 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 25 to Sep 2188 days

Waiting to be sentSep 21 to Sep 221 day

With the GovernorSep 22 to Sep 308 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading162–39

    Passed · Apr 7

  • Senate, third reading34–16

    Passed · Jun 25

  • House of Representatives, concurrence152–49

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Sep 21

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 17

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 22

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 21 – Apr 7

  1. Jan 21Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jan 27JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Mar 17Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Apr 7Passed the House of Representatives, 162 to 39

In the Senate Apr 9 – Jun 25

  1. Apr 9Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Apr 21JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Apr 28Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 22APPROPRIATIONS recommended it as amended
  7. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 34 to 16

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 25 – Sep 21

  1. Jun 25Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. Sep 21The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 152 to 49
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Sep 21 – Sep 30

  1. Sep 21Signed in the Senate
  2. Sep 22Sent to the Governor
  3. Sep 30Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 71 of 2021
All 29 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 21, 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 17Second consideration, with amendments, March 17, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Mar 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 17, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Mar 17(Remarks see House Journal Page 291 - 294), March 17, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Apr 6Re-reported as committed, April 6, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Apr 7Third consideration and final passage, April 7, 2021 (162-39) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Apr 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 457), April 7, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Apr 9In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Apr 9Referred to JUDICIARY, April 9, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  14. Apr 21Reported as committed, April 21, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  15. Apr 21First consideration, April 21, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  16. Apr 28Second consideration, April 28, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  17. Apr 28Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 28, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 22Re-reported as amended, June 22, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2021 (34-16) [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 25In the House [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jun 25Referred to RULES, June 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Jun 25Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Sep 21House concurred in Senate amendments, Sept. 21, 2021 (152-49) [House]House of Representatives
  24. Sep 21(Remarks see House Journal Page 1216-1219), Sept. 21, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Sep 21Signed in House, Sept. 21, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Sep 21Signed in Senate, Sept. 21, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  27. Sep 22Presented to the Governor, Sept. 22, 2021Governor
  28. Sep 30Approved by the Governor, Sept. 30, 2021Governor
  29. Sep 30Act No. 71 of 2021, Sept. 30, 2021Governor