Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

SB 788 — 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

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

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.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

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

Summary

Solitary Confinement Ban

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, May 27, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 247 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (247)

247 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 SB 788 do?
Solitary Confinement Ban
Who sponsors SB 788?
SB 788 is sponsored by Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic), Katie J. Muth (Democratic), and John I. Kane (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 788?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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