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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: Laid on the table

Last Action Date: April 27, 2026

Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb99

Sponsors

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18 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); Melissa Cerrato (D); Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 27, 2026	Reported as committed
House	Apr 27, 2026	First consideration
House	Apr 27, 2026	Laid on the table
House	Oct 16, 2025	Referred to Judiciary

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Introduced	Oct 16, 2025	state bill text	bill text

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	Absent	Passed	Rating	Comments
House Judiciary: PN2448, Report Bill As Committed	04/27/2026	14	12	0	Yes
Abney, Aerion (D ) Yea Bonner, Timothy (R ) Nay Borowicz, Stephanie (R ) Nay Briggs, Tim (D ) Yea Carroll, Andre (D ) Yea Donahue, Kyle (D ) Yea Grimm Krupa, Charity (R ) Nay Hamm, Joseph (R ) Nay Hanbidge, Liz (D ) Yea Hohenstein, Joseph (D ) Yea Howard, Kristine (D ) Yea Kail, Joshua (R ) Nay Kauffman, Robert (R ) Nay Kenyatta, Malcolm (D ) Yea Kerwin, Joseph (R ) Nay Kinkead, Emily (D ) Yea Klunk, Kate (R ) Nay Kuzma, Andrew (R ) Nay Leadbeter, Robert (R ) Nay Mayes, La'Tasha (D ) Yea Pielli, Chris (D ) Yea Pugh, Brenda (R ) Nay Rabb, Christopher (D ) Yea Rigby, Jim (R ) Nay Sanchez, Benjamin (D ) Yea Shusterman, Melissa (D ) Yea
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Tag(s)

• Anti Gun
• Crime Data
• Criminal Sentencing