An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct appeals from courts of common pleas; in post-trial matters, further providing for postconviction DNA testing and for disposition and appeal; in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree; and, in execution procedure and method, repealing provisions relating to issuance of warrant.

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Printer's No. PN2448 — · 3.9K words Open full page ↗

PRINTER'S NO. 2448

TH E GE N ER AL A S SE MB L Y OF P ENN SY L VA NI A

HOUSE BILL

No.

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY RABB, WAXMAN, KHAN, KRAJEWSKI, HOWARD, HANBIDGE,

CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BURGOS, VENKAT, RIVERA, KINKEAD, HOHENSTEIN,

FRANKEL, OTTEN AND SHUSTERMAN, OCTOBER 10, 2025

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 16, 2025

AN ACT

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 15%, measured from PA's completed sessions
Momentum +2 58/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 168 days quiet

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