Bill Information

Senate Bill 2
2021-2022 Regular Session
A Joint Resolution proposing separate and distinct amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in declaration of rights, providing for prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of race and ethnicity; in legislation, further providing for action on concurrent orders and resolutions; and, in the executive, providing for disaster emergency declaration and management.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Senator Senator Kim Ward
Senator Kim Ward
R Senate District 39
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Senator Sen. John DiSanto
Sen. John DiSanto
R Senate District 15
Photo of Senator Sen. Scott Martin
Sen. Scott Martin
R Senate District 13
Photo of Senator Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill
R Senate District 28
Photo of Senator Sen. Judy Ward
Sen. Judy Ward
R Senate District 30
Photo of Senator Sen. Camera Bartolotta
Sen. Camera Bartolotta
R Senate District 46
Photo of Senator Sen. David Argall
Sen. David Argall
R Senate District 29
Photo of Senator Sen. Patrick Stefano
Sen. Patrick Stefano
R Senate District 32
Photo of Senator Sen. Ryan Aument
Sen. Ryan Aument
R Senate District 36
Photo of Senator Sen. Doug Mastriano
Sen. Doug Mastriano
R Senate District 33
Photo of Senator Sen. David Arnold
Sen. David Arnold
R Senate District 48
Photo of Senator Sen. John Gordner
Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27
Photo of Senator Sen. Michele Brooks
Sen. Michele Brooks
R Senate District 50
Photo of Senator Sen. Joe Pittman
Sen. Joe Pittman
R Senate District 41
Photo of Senator Sen. Wayne Langerholc
Sen. Wayne Langerholc
R Senate District 35
Photo of Senator Sen. Mike Regan
Sen. Mike Regan
R Senate District 31
Photo of Senator Sen. Lisa Baker
Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20
Photo of Senator Sen. Devlin Robinson
Sen. Devlin Robinson
R Senate District 37
Photo of Senator Sen. Robert Tomlinson
Sen. Robert Tomlinson
R Senate District 6
Photo of Senator Sen. Mario Scavello
Sen. Mario Scavello
R Senate District 40
Photo of Senator Sen. Scott Hutchinson
Sen. Scott Hutchinson
R Senate District 21
Photo of Senator Sen. Patrick Browne
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Photo of Senator Sen. Jake Corman
Sen. Jake Corman
R Senate District 34
Photo of Senator Sen. Bob Mensch
Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Photo of Senator Sen. Elder Vogel
Sen. Elder Vogel
R Senate District 47
Photo of Senator Sen. Gene Yaw
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Photo of Senator Sen. John Yudichak
Sen. John Yudichak
I Senate District 14
Photo of Senator Sen. Daniel Laughlin
Sen. Daniel Laughlin
R Senate District 49
Photo of Senator Sen. Cris Dush
Sen. Cris Dush
R Senate District 25
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Vote by Electorate, See History, Section "O", May 18, 2021
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0021 Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Jan. 20, 2021
0051 Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 51, Jan. 21, 2021
Reported as committed, Jan. 22, 2021
First consideration, Jan. 22, 2021
0086 Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 25, 2021
Re-referred to Appropriations, Jan. 26, 2021
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 26, 2021
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 26, 2021 (28-20)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 93-110), Jan. 26, 2021
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 441), April 28, 2021
In the House
Referred to State Government, Jan. 27, 2021
Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2021
First consideration, Jan. 27, 2021
Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2021
Removed from table, Jan. 28, 2021
Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2021
Re-referred to Appropriations, Feb. 4, 2021
(Remarks see House Journal Page 157-159), Feb. 4, 2021
Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2021
Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2021 (116-86)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 169-176), Feb. 5, 2021
Signed in Senate, Feb. 5, 2021
Signed in House, Feb. 5, 2021
Filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Feb. 5, 2021
Pamphlet Laws Resolution No. 1 of 2021, Feb. 5, 2021
Passed Sessions of 2020 and 2021
Approved by the Electorate, May 18, 2021
Vote by Electorate, See History, Section "O", May 18, 2021
Printers Numbers
Jan 21, 2021
PN 51
Jan 20, 2021
PN 21
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 86
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 51
Votes
Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 2, 8, 87 and 109)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 2, 8, 87 and 109)

(to consider Senate Bill No. 2)
(to consider Senate Bill No. 2)
Statute References
There are no statute references for this bill.
Senate Bill 2
2021-2022 Regular Session
Sponsors
K. WARD, DiSANTO, MARTIN, PHILLIPS-HILL, J. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, ARGALL, STEFANO, AUMENT, MASTRIANO, ARNOLD, GORDNER, BROOKS, PITTMAN, LANGERHOLC, REGAN, BAKER, ROBINSON, TOMLINSON, SCAVELLO, HUTCHINSON, BROWNE, CORMAN, MENSCH, VOGEL, YAW, YUDICHAK, LAUGHLIN, DUSH

Short Title
A Joint Resolution proposing separate and distinct amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in declaration of rights, providing for prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of race and ethnicity; in legislation, further providing for action on concurrent orders and resolutions; and, in the executive, providing for disaster emergency declaration and management.

Memo Subject
Constitutional Amendments - Legislative Approval of Emergency Declarations and Racial Equality (SB 1166 of Last Session)

Actions
0021 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 20, 2021
0051 Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 51, Jan. 21, 2021
Reported as committed, Jan. 22, 2021
First consideration, Jan. 22, 2021
0086 Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 25, 2021
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 26, 2021
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 26, 2021
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 26, 2021 (28-20)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 93-110), Jan. 26, 2021
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 441), April 28, 2021
In the House
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 27, 2021
Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2021
First consideration, Jan. 27, 2021
Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2021
Removed from table, Jan. 28, 2021
Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2021
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2021
(Remarks see House Journal Page 157-159), Feb. 4, 2021
Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2021
Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2021 (116-86)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 169-176), Feb. 5, 2021
Signed in Senate, Feb. 5, 2021
Signed in House, Feb. 5, 2021
Filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Feb. 5, 2021
Pamphlet Laws Resolution No. 1 of 2021, Feb. 5, 2021
Passed Sessions of 2020 and 2021
Approved by the Electorate, May 18, 2021
Vote by Electorate, See History, Section "O", May 18, 2021

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