An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for enforcement of failure to stop for school bus with flashing red lights.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Oct 2021
Senate Passage
Sep 2021
House Passage
Oct 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Sep 10, 2021
Signed Oct 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Sep 28, 2021 · House Oct 6, 2021
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Sep 28, 2021
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Oct 20, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 5, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to TRANSPORTATION
lower
Sep 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Sep 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Sep 27, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Sep 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Sep 10, 2021
Committee
PN 1052 Referred to TRANSPORTATION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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