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
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Last action May 28, 2021
Floor votes · House May 25, 2021
How they voted
195–0
Passed
Total votes 195
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic88
100% Yea
R
Republican107
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 24, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
PN 0543 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Meghan Schroeder
RRepublican
Co
Barb Gleim
RRepublican
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Brian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Williams
RRepublican
Co
David Rowe
RRepublican
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Jesse Topper
RRepublican
Co
Matthew D. Dowling
RRepublican
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