An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judiciary Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; in emergency medical services system, providing for injured police animals; in immunities generally, further providing for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2022
House Passage
Jul 2022
Senate Passage
Jul 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Signed Jul 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jul 6, 2022 · House Jun 8, 2021
How they voted
30–17
Passed
Total votes 47
Jul 6, 2022
D
Democratic20
85% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jul 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jul 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 28, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
PN 3285 Reported as amended
upper
Jun 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 8, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (197-0)
house
Jun 8, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
PN 0948 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Rigby
RRepublican
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Brian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Williams
RRepublican
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Donna Oberlander
RRepublican
Co
Eric Davanzo
RRepublican
Co
Eric Nelson
RRepublican
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