Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 10 D cosponsors

SB 787 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for solitary confinement.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, May 27, 2025

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    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 May 27, 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.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 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

Solitary Confinement Reform

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, May 27, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (243)

243 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 787 do?
Solitary Confinement Reform
Who sponsors SB 787?
SB 787 is sponsored by John I. Kane (Democratic), Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Maria Collett (Democratic), and Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 787?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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