PA HB 2281

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An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors, further providing for qualifications of jurors.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

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Did PA HB 2281 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 2281 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-09-08): Laid on the table

What is PA HB 2281 about?

PA HB 2281 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors, further providing for qualifications of jurors.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 2281?

Tim Briggs is the primary sponsor of PA HB 2281, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-09-08 — Laid on the table
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-08
Laid on the table
2026-09-08
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-06-17
Re-committed to Rules
referral-committee
2026-06-17
First consideration
reading-1
2026-06-17
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-03-12
Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Amended
2026-06-17 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Joe Hamm: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Joe Kerwin: no
- Kate Klunk: no
- Charity Krupa: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Jim Rigby: no
Committee vote (Judiciary): Adopt Amendment
2026-06-17 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes

Related bills

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https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=60&rollcallid=2452&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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