House Bill 999
2023-2024 Regular Session
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.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Christopher Rabb
D House District 200
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El
D House District 49
Rep. Danilo Burgos
D House District 197
Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61
Rep. Ben Waxman
D House District 182
Rep. Mike Zabel
D House District 163
Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
D House District 129
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Rep. Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153
Rep. Emily Kinkead
D House District 20
Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23
Rep. Kristine Howard
D House District 167
Rep. Rick Krajewski
D House District 188
Rep. Jared Solomon
D House District 202
Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155
Rep. Gina Curry
D House District 164
Rep. Mary Jo Daley
D House District 148
Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Laid on the table, Oct. 31, 2023
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| 0940 | Referred to Judiciary, April 17, 2023 |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 31, 2023 | |
| First consideration, Oct. 31, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, Oct. 31, 2023 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
Voting meeting on HB 751, HB 999, HB 1700 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 751, HB 999, HB 1700 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Titles 18 (Crimes And Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62
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View all legislation amending Titles
18 (Crimes And Offenses)
42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure)
House Bill 999
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
RABB, SMITH-WADE-EL, BURGOS, HANBIDGE, WAXMAN, ZABEL, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, KINKEAD, FRANKEL, HOWARD, KRAJEWSKI, SOLOMON, OTTEN, CURRY, DALEY, BRIGGS
Short Title
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 * * *
Memo Subject
Repealing Pennsylvania's Death Penalty
Actions
| 0940 | Referred to JUDICIARY, April 17, 2023 |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 31, 2023 | |
| First consideration, Oct. 31, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, Oct. 31, 2023 |
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