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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 28, 2020
Last action Sep 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 9, 2020
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Sep 9, 2020
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
PN 2024 Reported as amended
lower
Sep 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Sep 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Sep 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 22, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 1769 Reported as amended
upper
May 28, 2020
Committee
PN 1723 Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wayne Langerholc
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Muth
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Co
Thomas H. Killion
RRepublican
Co
Tina Tartaglione
DDemocratic
Co
Vincent Hughes
DDemocratic
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