The comment period for these recommendations has closed. Note that these rules may or may not have been submitted to or adopted by the Supreme Court. They are included here for historical reference only.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee is proposing to recommend adoption of new Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 125, authorizing and enabling a pilot electronic filing program for certain legal papers in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning these proposals was Monday, December 5, 2011.

• amend Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 341, 903, 904, 1701 and 1931

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning these proposals was Tuesday, October 4, 2011.

• amend Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 901, 1501, 1512, 1516, 1517, 1541 and 1561, and add new rule, Pa.R.A.P. 1770.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning these proposals was Friday, September 9, 2011.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee is proposing to amend Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 120, 907, 1925 and 2744.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning these proposals was Friday, June 3, 2011.

• amend the Official Note to Pa.R.A.P. 121 and Pa.R.A.P.s 903, 1113 and 1512
• amend Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 2113, 2185 and 531

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning these proposals was Friday, February, 11, 2011.

• amend Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 102 and 311

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning this proposal was Friday, December 31, 2010.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee proposes to amend Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 311 and 342.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning this proposal was Monday, August 2, 2010.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee proposes to amend Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1931.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning this proposal was Tuesday, July 13, 2010.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee proposes that a new rule, Rule of Appellate Procedure 1572, be enacted, and that Rules of Appellate Procedure 1512 and 1516 be amended.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning this proposal was Wednesday, June 23, 2010.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee proposes to amend Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 120.

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning this proposal was Wednesday, February 10, 2010.

• Proposed Recommendation No. 87, new Rule 912
• Proposed Recommendation No. 86

The deadline for comments, suggestions or objections concerning these proposals was Friday, July 3, 2009.

• The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee proposes to amend Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 102, 903, 904, 905, 1112, 1113, 1116, 1123, 1925, 1931, 1972, 2154, 2172, 2185, 2542 and 2545. The suggested amendments are designed to implement a broad Family Fast Track to speed up the appellate process in cases involving the rights of children-dependency, termination of parental rights, adoptions, custody and paternity.

The deadline for comments to this recommendation was Wednesday, September 24, 2008.

• Recommendation 61 - amendment of Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 311(a)(4)
• Recommendation 80 - amendment of Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1561 and enactment of a new appellate rule, Pa.R.A.P. 1765

The deadline for comments to these recommendations was Tuesday, July 1, 2008.