Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 13 D cosponsors

SB 135 — 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 of persons under the age of 18 for murder, murder of an unborn child and murder of a law enforcement officer; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses; in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, establishing the Life with Parole Reinvestment Fund; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 3, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Parole Eligibility for Life Sentences

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 3, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

240 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 135 do?
Parole Eligibility for Life Sentences
Who sponsors SB 135?
SB 135 is sponsored by Sharif Street (Democratic), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Maria Collett (Democratic), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), John I. Kane (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic), Vincent J. Hughes (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), and Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 135?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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