House Bill 900
2023-2024 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration, further providing for State recording system for application of restraints to pregnant prisoners or detainees; in county correctional institutions, further providing for county recording system for application of restraints to pregnant prisoners or detainees; providing for Department of Human Services facilities; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for healthy birth for incarcerated women and providing for restrictive housing prohibited for pregnant or postpartum incarcerated individuals and detainees, for cavity search and inspection restrictions, for training and education requirement, for feminine hygiene and incontinence products and for postpartum recovery.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Morgan Cephas
D House District 192
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Mike Jones
R House District 93
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Rep. Chris Pielli
D House District 156
Rep. Emily Kinkead
D House District 20
Rep. Joseph Hohenstein
D House District 177
Rep. Tarah Probst
D House District 189
Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152
Rep. Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Rep. David Delloso
D House District 162
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61
Rep. Darisha K. Parker
D House District 198
Rep. Ben Waxman
D House District 182
Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler
D House District 184
Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
D House District 129
Rep. Kristine Howard
D House District 167
Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158
Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201
Rep. Joanne Stehr
R House District 107
Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194
Rep. Donna Bullock
D House District 195
Rep. Perry Warren
D House District 31
Rep. Sara Innamorato
D House District 21
Rep. Melissa Shusterman
D House District 157
Rep. Carol Kazeem
D House District 159
Rep. Rick Krajewski
D House District 188
Rep. La'Tasha Mayes
D House District 24
Rep. Paul Takac
D House District 82
Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155
Rep. G. Roni Green
D House District 190
Rep. Wendy Fink
R House District 94
Rep. Jennifer O'Mara
D House District 165
Rep. Justin Fleming
D House District 105
Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23
Rep. Jason Dawkins
D House District 179
Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150
Rep. Mary Jo Daley
D House District 148
Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57
Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133
Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Rep. Christopher Rabb
D House District 200
Rep. Abigail Salisbury
D House District 34
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 47 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023
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| 0882 | Referred to Judiciary, April 12, 2023 |
| 0959 | Reported as amended, April 21, 2023 |
| First consideration, April 21, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, April 21, 2023 | |
| Removed from table, June 5, 2023 | |
| Second consideration, June 6, 2023 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, June 6, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 13, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 13, 2023 (203-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 648-650), June 13, 2023 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Judiciary, June 26, 2023 | |
| 2406 | Reported as amended, Dec. 11, 2023 |
| First consideration, Dec. 11, 2023 | |
| Second consideration, Dec. 12, 2023 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, Dec. 12, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Dec. 12, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (50-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1137), Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, Dec. 13, 2023 (203-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1752-1753), Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
| Act No. 47 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 959
Votes
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
House RULES Committee Vote
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, December 11, 2023 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Monday, December 11, 2023 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bill No. 721; and House Bills No. 613, 900, 1096, 1131 and 1258)
(to consider Senate Bill No. 721; and House Bills No. 613, 900, 1096, 1131 and 1258)
(to consider House Bills No. 95, 900 and 1289)
(to consider House Bills No. 95, 900 and 1289)
Voting Meeting - Agenda to be announced.
Voting Meeting - Agenda to be announced.
Voting meeting on HB 1, HB 95, HB 97, HB 115, HB 394, HB 900, SB 1.
Voting meeting on HB 1, HB 95, HB 97, HB 115, HB 394, HB 900, SB 1.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 61 (Prisons And Parole). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150
Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201
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View all legislation amending Title
61 (Prisons And Parole)
House Bill 900
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
CEPHAS, M. JONES, T. DAVIS, PIELLI, KINKEAD, HOHENSTEIN, PROBST, GUENST, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, DELLOSO, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, HANBIDGE, PARKER, WAXMAN, FIEDLER, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HOWARD, SAPPEY, KINSEY, STEHR, KHAN, BULLOCK, WARREN, INNAMORATO, SHUSTERMAN, KAZEEM, KRAJEWSKI, MAYES, TAKAC, OTTEN, GREEN, FINK, O'MARA, FLEMING, FRANKEL, DAWKINS, WEBSTER, DALEY, E. NELSON, McNEILL, BRIGGS, RABB, SALISBURY
Short Title
An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration, further providing for State recording system for application of restraints to pregnant prisoners or detainees; in county correctional institutions, further providing for county recording system for application of restraints to pregnant prisoners or detainees; providing for Department of Human Services facilities; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for healthy birth for incarcerated women and providing for restrictive housing prohibited for pregnant or postpartum incarcerated individuals and detainees, for cavity search and inspection restrictions, for training * * *
Memo Subject
Dignity for Incarcerated Women
Actions
| 0882 | Referred to JUDICIARY, April 12, 2023 |
| 0959 | Reported as amended, April 21, 2023 |
| First consideration, April 21, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, April 21, 2023 | |
| Removed from table, June 5, 2023 | |
| Second consideration, June 6, 2023 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 6, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 13, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 13, 2023 (203-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 648-650), June 13, 2023 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, June 26, 2023 | |
| 2406 | Reported as amended, Dec. 11, 2023 |
| First consideration, Dec. 11, 2023 | |
| Second consideration, Dec. 12, 2023 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 12, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Dec. 12, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (50-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1137), Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, Dec. 13, 2023 (203-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1752-1753), Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
| Act No. 47 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023 |
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