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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1966

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bases of jurisdiction and interstate and international procedure, further providing for assistance to tribunals and litigants outside this Commonwealth with respect to service and for issuance of subpoena; in commencement of proceedings, further providing for authority of officers of another state to arrest in this Commonwealth; and, in detainers and extradition, further providing for definitions, for duty of Governor with respect to fugitives from justice and for presigned waiver of extradition.

In the House of Representatives since October 17, 2025.

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

22 co-sponsors

Melissa L. Shusterman, Danielle Friel Otten, Carol Hill-Evans, Nikki Rivera, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Ben Waxman, Michael H. Schlossberg, Kristine C. Howard, Arvind Venkat, Tarah Probst, Chris Pielli, Nancy Guenst, MaryLouise Isaacson, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Dan K. Williams, Tim Brennan, Lisa A. Borowski, Heather Boyd, Emily Kinkead, Gina H. Curry, Jacklyn Rusnock, Jennifer O'Mara

Its course

October 17, 2025 to February 4, 2026, 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 action6 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Oct 17

JudiciaryOct 17 to Oct 2710 days

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 Oct 17 – Oct 27

  1. Oct 17Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Oct 27JUDICIARY recommended it
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Oct 17Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 27Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 27First consideration, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 27Laid on the table, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Oct 27Removed from table, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Feb 4, 2026Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives