Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 D cosponsors

HB 742 — An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in DNA data and testing, further providing for policy, for definitions, for DNA sample required upon conviction, delinquency adjudication and certain ARD cases, for collection from persons accepted from other jurisdictions, for expungement and for mandatory cost.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 3, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 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

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

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Summary

Expunging and Limiting Juvenile DNA Data (former HB841)

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, March 3, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 742 do?
Expunging and Limiting Juvenile DNA Data (former HB841)
Who sponsors HB 742?
HB 742 is sponsored by Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Rick Krajewski (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), and G. Roni Green (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 742?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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