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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1400

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 and providing for sentence for murder of the second degree; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide; and, in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole eligibility for offenders sentenced to life for murder of the second degree and further providing for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing.

In the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee since June 26, 2026.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

14 co-sponsors

Wayne Langerholc Jr., Kim L. Ward, Joe Pittman, Gene Yaw, Joe Picozzi, Chris Gebhard, Devlin J. Robinson, Tracy Pennycuick, Elder A. Vogel Jr., Lynda Schlegel Culver, David G. Argall, Cris Dush, Patrick J. Stefano, Frank A. Farry

Its course

June 22 to June 26, 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 action10 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJun 22 to Jun 253 days

JudiciaryJun 22 to Jun 231 day

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Jun 25

JudiciaryFrom Jun 26

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading31–19

    Passed · Jun 25

  • Senate, third reading30–20

    Passed · Jun 25

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23

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 Senate Jun 22 – Jun 25

  1. Jun 22Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jun 23JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 24Read a second time
  4. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 31 to 19

In the House of Representatives Jun 25 – Jun 26

  1. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 30 to 20
  2. Jun 26Arrived in the House of Representatives
  3. Sent to JUDICIARY
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jun 22Referred to JUDICIARY, June 22, 2026Senate
  2. Jun 23Reported as amended, June 23, 2026Senate
  3. Jun 23First consideration, June 23, 2026Senate
  4. Jun 24Second consideration, June 24, 2026Senate
  5. Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2026 (31-19)Senate
  6. Jun 25Vote on final passage reconsidered, June 25, 2026Senate
  7. Jun 25Final passage, June 25, 2026 (30-20)Senate
  8. Jun 25(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 519-526), June 25, 2026Senate
  9. Jun 26In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  10. Jun 26Referred to JUDICIARY, June 26, 2026House of Representatives