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2021–2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 81

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

Became law as Act 52 of 2021, signed June 30, 2021, 159 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 Senate

13 co-sponsors

Lisa Baker, Kim L. Ward, Camera Bartolotta, Scott Martin, Bob Mensch, Patrick J. Stefano, Judy Ward, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Katie J. Muth, Steven J. Santarsiero, Amanda M. Cappelletti, Christine M. Tartaglione, Doug Mastriano

Its course

January 22 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 action21 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 22 to Feb 312 days

JudiciaryJan 22 to Jan 253 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Jun 25142 days

JudiciaryFeb 4 to Jun 22138 days

AppropriationsJun 24 to Jun 251 day

Waiting to be sentJun 25 to Jun 283 days

With the GovernorJun 28 to Jun 302 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Feb 3

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · Jun 25

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 Senate Jan 22 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 22Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jan 25JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Jan 26Read a second time
  4. Feb 3Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Jun 25

  1. Feb 4Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jun 22JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Jun 24Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 25APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jun 30

  1. Jun 25Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jun 28Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 30Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 52 of 2021
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 22Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 22, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  2. Jan 25Reported as committed, Jan. 25, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  3. Jan 25First consideration, Jan. 25, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  4. Jan 26Second consideration, Jan. 26, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  5. Feb 3Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 3, 2021 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  6. Feb 3(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 132), Feb. 3, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  7. Feb 4In the House [House]House of Representatives
  8. Feb 4Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 4, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Jun 22Reported as committed, June 22, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 22First consideration, June 22, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jun 22Laid on the table, June 22, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jun 23Removed from table, June 23, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Jun 24Second consideration, June 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Jun 24Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 24, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Jun 25Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2021 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  17. Jun 25Signed in Senate, June 25, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 25Signed in House, June 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Jun 28Presented to the Governor, June 28, 2021Governor
  20. Jun 30Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2021Governor
  21. Jun 30Act No. 52 of 2021, June 30, 2021Governor