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HB 1042STATE · PennsylvaniaIntroduced

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in crimes against unborn child, further providing for the offense of murder of unborn child; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in judicial boards and commissions, further providing for adoption of guidelines for sentencing; in posttrial matters, further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; in sentencing, providing for sentence for general murder of the second degree, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment and providing for modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for reasons of illness; in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power, for short sentence parole, for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing; and, in powers and duties, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.

Latest action: House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House

Voted: 7/23/2026Source

How representatives voted

147 yea·50 nay

Action history

  • 3/30/2026Referred to Judiciary
  • 3/23/2026Re-reported as committed
  • 3/23/2026Third consideration and final passage
  • 2/4/2026Second consideration, with amendments
  • 2/4/2026Re-committed to Appropriations
  • 2/3/2026Removed from table
  • 5/5/2025Reported as committed
  • 5/5/2025First consideration
  • 5/5/2025Laid on the table
  • 3/25/2025Referred to Judiciary