Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 545 — An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity, for limitations on damages and for exceptions to governmental immunity and providing for claims for compensation for wrongful conviction; in general administration, providing for services after wrongful conviction; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of department.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 10, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    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 is in committee in the House. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Compensation for the Wrongfully Convicted

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 10, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 237 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (237)

237 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 545 do?
Compensation for the Wrongfully Convicted
Who sponsors HB 545?
HB 545 is sponsored by Mike Jones (Republican), Regina G. Young (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), and Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 545?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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