A02281
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1466
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, CERRATO, HANBIDGE, HOHENSTEIN, KHAN,
GALLAGHER, BOROWSKI, BRENNAN, MADDEN, BURGOS, ISAACSON,
JAMES, T. DAVIS, DELLOSO, KINSEY, D. WILLIAMS, HILL-EVANS,
SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON, TAKAC, SHUSTERMAN, PISCIOTTANO,
SANCHEZ, PARKER, OTTEN, KINKEAD, FLEMING, INNAMORATO AND
GREEN, JUNE 21, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 21, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in original jurisdiction
and venue of courts of common pleas and in preliminary
provisions on actions, reenacting provisions relating to
venue in medical professional liability actions; in
particular rights and immunities, providing for a cause of
action on protected public expression and for immunity for
protected public expression; and imposing a duty upon the
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and the
Legislative Reference Bureau.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1. Sections 931(c) and 5101.1 of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are reenacted to read:
§ 931. Original jurisdiction and venue.
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(c) Venue and process.--Except as provided by section 5101.1
(relating to venue in medical professional liability actions)
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