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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judiciary Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; in emergency medical services system, providing for injured police animals; in immunities generally, further providing for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers."
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description: "An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judiciary Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; in emergency medical services system, providing for injured police animals; in immunities generally, further providing for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "HB 940"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 940 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rigby"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49edaedc-be9a-4831-992b-0a64a92b923a"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=940"
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source_hash: "e48eaa25a3ef23304f84f667e5cd8c5a4c1f030bcb909a5a8c9a390f158165d0"
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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 940 (2021-2022) — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judiciary Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; in emergency medical services system, providing for injured police animals; in immunities generally, further providing for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers.
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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. 0948** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0940&pn=0948)
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2. **Printer's No. 1725** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0940&pn=1725)
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3. **Printer's No. 3285** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0940&pn=3285)
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## Votes
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- HB 940 PN 3285, Final Passage — **32–18** (pass) · upper
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- HB 940 PN 948, 2021 A1468, STEPHENS — **203–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 940 PN 948, 2021 A1370, FARRY — **152–51** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Amended — **9–5** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Adopt Amendment A01892 — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **15–9** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **145–56** (pass) · lower
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- HB 940 PN 3285, CONCUR — **147–53** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Rigby — primary (person)
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- C. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Causer — cosponsor (person)
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- Davanzo — cosponsor (person)
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- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ecker — cosponsor (person)
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- Farry — cosponsor (person)
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- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregory — cosponsor (person)
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- Guenst — cosponsor (person)
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- Hershey — cosponsor (person)
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- James — cosponsor (person)
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- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
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- Kail — cosponsor (person)
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- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
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- Knowles — cosponsor (person)
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- Kulik — cosponsor (person)
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- Masser — cosponsor (person)
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- Mercuri — cosponsor (person)
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- Moul — cosponsor (person)
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- Oberlander — cosponsor (person)
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- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
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- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
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- Sainato — cosponsor (person)
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- Sankey — cosponsor (person)
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- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
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- Schmitt — cosponsor (person)
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- Silvis — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- Welby — cosponsor (person)
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- Wheeland — 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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- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0948 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1725 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
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- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3285 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
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- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2022-07-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 60 of 2022
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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/49edaedc-be9a-4831-992b-0a64a92b923a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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