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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for expert testimony in certain criminal proceedings."
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description: "An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for expert testimony in certain criminal proceedings."
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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: "SB 81"
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citation: "Pennsylvania SB 81 (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: ["Langerholc"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13595edf-ff4b-4a8e-a703-110f22c0c337"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=81"
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source_hash: "2deeccb7bf572098625bdbefd4b4f00d94d18a7c7cdd75b85c861a8c5dbd641c"
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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 SB 81 (2021-2022) — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for expert testimony in certain criminal proceedings.
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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. 0059** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0081&pn=0059)
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## Votes
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 81 PN 59, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Langerholc — primary (person)
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- Baker — cosponsor (person)
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- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
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- Cappelletti — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin — cosponsor (person)
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- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
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- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
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- Muth — cosponsor (person)
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- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
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- Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
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- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
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- Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0059 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 52 of 2021
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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/13595edf-ff4b-4a8e-a703-110f22c0c337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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