An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for admissibility of certain statements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Jun 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021 · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
47–1
Passed
Total votes 48
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Jun 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
PN 0121 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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