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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental operations, providing for unlawful use of an audio or video device in court."
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description: "An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental operations, providing for unlawful use of an audio or video device in court."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "HB 149"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 149 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Knowles"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d508fbdb-94c2-4607-8eec-5069d1f20c34"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=149"
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source_hash: "585480d3bb5bb9bd3383e6797aaf64e3cd814773ca038a7a7334b0d4fd5b0d8a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania HB 149 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental operations, providing for unlawful use of an audio or video device in court.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Printer's No. 0113** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0149&pn=0113)
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2. **Printer's No. 4251** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0149&pn=4251)
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## Votes
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **194–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Committed — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- HB 149 PN 4251, CONCUR — **187–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Knowles — primary (person)
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- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Barbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Boback — cosponsor (person)
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- Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
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- Gabler — cosponsor (person)
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- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
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- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
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- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
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- Mcginnis — cosponsor (person)
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- Ortitay — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
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- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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- Solomon — cosponsor (person)
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- V. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0113 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2018-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4251 Amended on third consideration
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- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d508fbdb-94c2-4607-8eec-5069d1f20c34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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