In the House of Representatives since October 16, 2025.
2025–2026 Regular Session
House Bill 99
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.
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
Sponsor
17 co-sponsors
Ben Waxman, Tarik Khan, Rick Krajewski, Kristine C. Howard, Liz Hanbidge, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Danilo Burgos, Arvind Venkat, Nikki Rivera, Emily Kinkead, Joseph C. Hohenstein, DAN FRANKEL, Danielle Friel Otten, Melissa L. Shusterman, Heather Boyd, Melissa Cerrato, Ismail Smith-Wade-El
Its course
October 16, 2025 to April 27, 2026, 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 RepresentativesFrom Oct 16
JudiciaryOct 16 to Apr 27193 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Oct 16 – Apr 27, 2026
All 4 actions, as published
- Oct 16Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 16, 2025House of Representatives
- Apr 27, 2026Reported as committed, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
- Apr 27, 2026First consideration, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
- Apr 27, 2026Laid on the table, April 27, 2026House of Representatives