PA Bill Number: HB1604
Title: In employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers.
Description: In employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Oct 27, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB99
Legislation Overview
Title: 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.
Subject:
Description: 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.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Judiciary
Last Action Date: October 16, 2025
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb99
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Christopher Rabb (D); Benjamin Waxman (D); Tarik Khan (D); Rick Krajewski (D); Kristine Howard (D); Liz Hanbidge (D); Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D); Danilo Burgos (D); Arvind Venkat (D); Nikki Rivera (D); Emily Kinkead (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Dan Frankel (D); Danielle Otten (D); Melissa Shusterman (D); Heather Boyd (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 16, 2025 | Referred to Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Oct 16, 2025 | state bill text | bill text |
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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