Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 10 D cosponsors

HB 970 — An Act providing for guidelines and procedures governing certain investigations and interrogations of correctional and forensic employees; authorizing certain civil suits by correctional officers; and providing for impact of collective bargaining agreements and for summary suspensions.

Last action — Referred to Judiciary

  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 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Judiciary

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

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 970?
HB 970 is sponsored by Chris Pielli (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), and G. Roni Green (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 970?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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