l9n/ Pennsylvania

2021–2022 Regular Session

House Bill 940

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judiciary Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; in emergency medical services system, providing for injured police animals; in immunities generally, further providing for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers.

Became law as Act 60 of 2022, signed July 11, 2022, 481 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

34 co-sponsors

Eric R. Nelson, JERRY P. KNOWLES, Francis X. Ryan, Anita Astorino Kulik, R. Lee James, Brian Smith, Nancy Guenst, F. Todd Polinchock, Louis C. Schmitt Jr., Wendi Thomas, Tommy Sankey, Jason Silvis, Frank A. Farry, Joshua D. Kail, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, James B. Struzzi II, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Eric Davanzo, Michael J. Driscoll, Barry J. Jozwiak, Johnathan D. Hershey, MARTIN T. CAUSER, Jim Gregory, Torren C. Ecker, DONNA OBERLANDER, DAN MOUL, David H. Zimmerman, Jeff C. Wheeland, Robert W. Mercuri, KURT A. MASSER, CHRISTOPHER SAINATO, MARK M. GILLEN, Craig Williams, Thom Welby

Its course

March 17, 2021 to July 11, 2022, 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 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 17 to Jun 984 days

JudiciaryMar 17 to May 448 days

AppropriationsJun 8 to Jun 91 day

In the SenateJun 9 to Jul 6392 days

JudiciaryJun 11 to Jun 21375 days

AppropriationsJun 28 to Jun 291 day

Back in the House of RepresentativesJul 6 to Jul 71 day

Waiting to be sentJul 7 to Jul 81 day

With the GovernorJul 8 to Jul 113 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading145–56

    Passed · Jun 9

  • Senate, third reading32–18

    Passed · Jul 6, 2022

  • House of Representatives, concurrence147–53

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jul 7, 2022

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 8

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 21, 2022

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 Mar 17 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 17Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. May 4JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Jun 8Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 9APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 145 to 56

In the Senate Jun 11 – Jul 6, 2022

  1. Jun 11Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jun 21, 2022JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 28, 2022Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 29, 2022APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jul 6, 2022Passed the Senate, 32 to 18

Back in the House of Representatives Jul 7, 2022

  1. Jul 7, 2022Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 147 to 53
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jul 7, 2022 – Jul 11, 2022

  1. Jul 7, 2022Signed in the Senate
  2. Jul 8, 2022Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 11, 2022Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 60 of 2022
All 29 actions, as published
  1. Mar 17Referred to JUDICIARY, March 17, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  2. May 4Reported as committed, May 4, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  3. May 4First consideration, May 4, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  4. May 4Laid on the table, May 4, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  5. May 26Removed from table, May 26, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Jun 8Second consideration, with amendments, June 8, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Jun 8Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 8, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Jun 8(Remarks see House Journal Page 795-797), June 8, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Jun 9Re-reported as committed, June 9, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 9Third consideration and final passage, June 9, 2021 (145-56) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jun 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 836-837), June 9, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jun 11In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 11Referred to JUDICIARY, June 11, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 21, 2022Reported as amended, June 21, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 21, 2022First consideration, June 21, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 28, 2022Second consideration, June 28, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 28, 2022Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 28, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 29, 2022Re-reported as committed, June 29, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jul 6, 2022Third consideration and final passage, July 6, 2022 (32-18) [Senate]Senate
  20. Jul 7, 2022In the House [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jul 7, 2022Referred to RULES, July 7, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Jul 7, 2022Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 7, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Jul 7, 2022House concurred in Senate amendments, July 7, 2022 (147-53) [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jul 7, 2022(Remarks see House Journal Page ), July 7, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jul 7, 2022Signed in House, July 7, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jul 7, 2022Signed in Senate, July 7, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  27. Jul 8, 2022Presented to the Governor, July 8, 2022Governor
  28. Jul 11, 2022Approved by the Governor, July 11, 2022Governor
  29. Jul 11, 2022Act No. 60 of 2022, July 11, 2022Governor