An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
House Passage
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2021
Last action Dec 29, 2021
Floor votes · House Dec 15, 2021
How they voted
193–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 196
Dec 15, 2021
D
Democratic87
97% Yea
R
Republican109
99% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Dec 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Dec 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Dec 14, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Nov 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
PN 2384 Reported as amended
lower
Oct 21, 2021
Committee
PN 2279 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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