House Bill 149
2017-2018 Regular Session
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.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Jerry Knowles
R House District 124
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Justin Simmons
R House District 131
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Mark Rozzi
D House District 126
Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99
Rep. Vanessa Brown
D House District 190
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Rep. Michael Driscoll
D House District 173
Rep. Adam Harris
R House District 82
Rep. Judy Ward
R House District 80
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Rep. Jason Ortitay
R House District 46
Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41
Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Rep. Matt Gabler
R House District 75
Rep. John McGinnis
R House District 79
Rep. Jared Solomon
D House District 202
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Rep. Bryan Barbin
D House District 71
Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 94 of 2018, Oct. 24, 2018
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| 0113 | Referred to Judiciary, Jan. 23, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, May 9, 2017 | |
| First consideration, May 9, 2017 | |
| Laid on the table, May 9, 2017 | |
| Removed from table, May 10, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, May 22, 2017 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, May 22, 2017 | |
| Re-reported as committed, May 23, 2017 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, May 23, 2017 (194-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Judiciary, May 31, 2017 | |
| Reported as committed, March 19, 2018 | |
| First consideration, March 19, 2018 | |
| Second consideration, April 17, 2018 | |
| Laid on the table, April 25, 2018 | |
| Removed from table, April 25, 2018 | |
| Laid on the table, June 13, 2018 | |
| Removed from table, June 13, 2018 | |
| Laid on the table, Oct. 2, 2018 | |
| Removed from table, Oct. 2, 2018 | |
| 4251 | Amended on third consideration, Oct. 15, 2018 |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 16, 2018 (49-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 17, 2018 (187-0) | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Oct. 24, 2018 | |
| Act No. 94 of 2018, Oct. 24, 2018 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 113
Votes
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
House RULES Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - Senate Floor Vote
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Monday, March 19, 2018 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Neal Goodman
D House District 123
Rep. Michael O'Brien
D House District 175
Rep. Rick Saccone
R House District 39
Rep. Frank Burns
D House District 72
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18 (Crimes And Offenses)
House Bill 149
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
KNOWLES, SIMMONS, SCHLOSSBERG, ROZZI, ZIMMERMAN, V. BROWN, READSHAW, DRISCOLL, A. HARRIS, WARD, BOBACK, KAUFFMAN, ORTITAY, B. MILLER, GILLEN, PICKETT, GABLER, McGINNIS, SOLOMON, KORTZ, DAVIS, BARBIN, JOZWIAK
Short 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.
Memo Subject
Cameras in Courtrooms
Actions
| 0113 | Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 23, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, May 9, 2017 | |
| First consideration, May 9, 2017 | |
| Laid on the table, May 9, 2017 | |
| Removed from table, May 10, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, May 22, 2017 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 22, 2017 | |
| Re-reported as committed, May 23, 2017 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, May 23, 2017 (194-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, May 31, 2017 | |
| Reported as committed, March 19, 2018 | |
| First consideration, March 19, 2018 | |
| Second consideration, April 17, 2018 | |
| Laid on the table, April 25, 2018 | |
| Removed from table, April 25, 2018 | |
| Laid on the table, June 13, 2018 | |
| Removed from table, June 13, 2018 | |
| Laid on the table, Oct. 2, 2018 | |
| Removed from table, Oct. 2, 2018 | |
| 4251 | Amended on third consideration, Oct. 15, 2018 |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 16, 2018 (49-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 17, 2018 (187-0) | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 17, 2018 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Oct. 24, 2018 | |
| Act No. 94 of 2018, Oct. 24, 2018 |
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