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2023–2024 Regular Session

House Bill 999

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.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on October 31, 2023. The 2023–2024 session has ended.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

17 co-sponsors

Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Danilo Burgos, Liz Hanbidge, Ben Waxman, Mike Zabel, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Maureen E. Madden, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Emily Kinkead, DAN FRANKEL, Kristine C. Howard, Rick Krajewski, Jared G. Solomon, Danielle Friel Otten, Gina H. Curry, Mary Jo Daley, TIM BRIGGS

Its course

April 17 to October 31, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action4 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 17 to Oct 31 · stopped197 days

JudiciaryApr 17 to Oct 31197 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Apr 17 – Oct 31

  1. Apr 17Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Oct 31JUDICIARY recommended it
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Apr 17Referred to JUDICIARY, April 17, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Oct 31Reported as committed, Oct. 31, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Oct 31First consideration, Oct. 31, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Oct 31Laid on the table, Oct. 31, 2023 [House]House of Representatives