Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Died Bipartisan · 22 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 1594 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, providing for training and educational requirements.

Last action — PN 2053 Referred to JUDICIARY

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 2019-2020 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.

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This bill adds a requirement for training and educational programs for staff and pregnant incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities.

  • Title 61

    § 5908. Training and educational requirements. (a) Correctional institution staff training.--The department and the Department of Human Services shall jointly develop and provide both correctional institutions and county correctional institutions with a training program for staff who have contact with incarcerated individuals who are pregnant. The training program shall be related to the physical and mental health of the incarcerated individual and fetuses, including: (1) the general care of a pregnant individual; (2) the impact of restraints on a pregnant individual and fetus; (3) the impact of being placed in restrictive housing on a pregnant individual; (4) the impact of invasive searches on a pregnant individual; and (5) any other pertinent information the department or the Department of Human Services finds appropriate or necessary. (b) Educational programming for pregnant incarcerated individuals.--The department and the Department of Human Services shall jointly develop and provide both correctional institutions and county correctional institutions with educational programming for incarcerated individuals who are pregnant. The educational programming shall be related to: (1) prenatal care; (2) pregnancy-specific hygiene; (3) parenting skills; (4) the impact of alcohol and drugs on the fetus; (5) general health of a child; and (6) any other pertinent information the department or the Department of Human Services finds appropriate or necessary.

    This establishes new training and educational requirements regarding the treatment of pregnant incarcerated individuals.

Action History

  1. PN 2053 Referred to JUDICIARY

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 220 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Johnson-Harrell

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (220)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1594?
HB 1594 is sponsored by Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Joanna E. McClinton (Democratic), Bridget M. Kosierowski (Democratic), Stephen Kinsey, Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Jason Dawkins (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Brett R. Miller (Republican), Peter Schweyer (Democratic), David M. Delloso (Democratic), Murt, Danilo Burgos (Democratic), Galloway, Lee, Wheatley, Caltagirone, Roebuck, Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Ullman, Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Scott Conklin (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Johnson-Harrell, Morgan Cephas (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Harris, Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), and Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1594?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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.
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