Pennsylvania 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 14 D cosponsors

HB 231 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for eligibility for relief, providing for postconviction review for veterans with service-connected mental health disability and further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

Last action — Re-referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

  2. Reported with request to re-refer to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

  3. Referred to Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 239 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (239)

239 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote (Judiciary): Re-refer Bill To Another Committee

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12000
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Paul Schemel — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Chris Pielli Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Emily Kinkead Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle Donahue Democratic Yea
La'Tasha D. Mayes Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
David H. Rowe Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Hamm Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Robert Leadbeter Republican Yea
Timothy R. Bonner Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 231?
HB 231 is sponsored by Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Danilo Burgos (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Rick Krajewski (Democratic), David M. Delloso (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Tim Briggs (Democratic), Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), and Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 231?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 231?
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