An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in arbitration, providing for compulsory arbitration of COVID-19 actions; and, in particular rights and immunities, providing for COVID-19-related liability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2021
Last action Apr 9, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 5, 2021
How they voted
107–88
Passed
Total votes 195
Apr 5, 2021
D
Democratic88
100% Nay
R
Republican107
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 5, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-88)
house
Apr 5, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
PN 1028 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Torren Ecker
RRepublican
Co
Brad Roae
RRepublican
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
David Rowe
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Keefer
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
George Dunbar
RRepublican
Co
Johnathan D. Hershey
RRepublican
Co
Josh Kail
RRepublican
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