AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS (Provides for minimum qualifications for court constable to include education, military, or law enforcement experience and drug and psychological screening.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced May 14, 2021
Signed Jul 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021
How they voted
32–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic32
84% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 6, 2021
Signed into law
07/06/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
upper
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
06/24/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 14, 2021
Introduced
05/14/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Frank Lombardo
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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