PENNSYLVANIA, June 30 - PRINTER'S NO. 59

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

81

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, BAKER, K. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN,

MENSCH, STEFANO, J. WARD, PHILLIPS-HILL, MUTH, SANTARSIERO,

CAPPELLETTI AND TARTAGLIONE, JANUARY 22, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 22, 2021

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.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 5920(a) and (b)(1) of Title 42 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section

is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 5920. Expert testimony in certain criminal proceedings.

(a) Scope.--This section applies to all of the following:

(1) A criminal proceeding for [an offense for which

registration is required] any crime listed under [Subchapter

H] Subchapter H (relating to registration of sexual

offenders) or I (relating to continued registration of sexual

offenders) of Chapter 97 [(relating to registration of sexual

offenders)].

(2) A criminal proceeding for an offense [under 18

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