Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 348 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 348 revised the section on sentencing protocols, specifically changing how proof is referenced. It removed the specific subsection (A) from the text, which may clarify the guidelines on what constitutes proof during sentencing. This matters because clearer guidelines can help ensure more consistent sentencing decisions and may improve the understanding of the law for judges and lawyers alike.

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335 PRINTER'S NO.
335 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
2912 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
348 2017 INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, GAINEY, TAYLOR, GODSHALL, MILLARD, BARRAR, D.
348 2017 INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, TAYLOR, GODSHALL, MILLARD, BARRAR, D.
COSTA AND READSHAW, FEBRUARY 3, 2017 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017 AN ACT Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms.
COSTA AND READSHAW, FEBRUARY 3, 2017 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 23, 2018 AN ACT Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms.
Section 9712 9712(A) of Title 42 of the <-- Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
Section 9712 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
(b) Proof at sentencing.--Provisions of this section shall <-- not be an element of the crime and notice thereof to the defendant shall not be required prior to conviction, but reasonable notice of the Commonwealth's intention to proceed under this section shall be provided after conviction and before sentencing.
(b) Proof at sentencing.--Provisions of this section shall not be an element of the crime and notice thereof to the defendant shall not be required prior to conviction, but reasonable notice of the Commonwealth's intention to proceed under this section shall be provided after conviction and before sentencing.
(d) Appeal by Commonwealth.--If a sentencing court refuses to apply this section where applicable, the Commonwealth shall have the right to appellate review of the action of the 20170HB0348PN2912 - 2 - sentencing court.
(d) Appeal by Commonwealth.--If a sentencing court refuses to apply this section where applicable, the Commonwealth shall have the right to appellate review of the action of the 20170HB0348PN0335 - 2 - sentencing court.
* * * <-- Section 2.
Section 2.
20170HB0348PN2912 - 3 -
20170HB0348PN0335 - 3 -
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Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  5. Second consideration

  6. Removed from table

  7. Laid on the table

  8. First consideration

  9. PN 2912 Reported as amended

  10. PN 0335 Referred to JUDICIARY

Sponsors

  • Millard · Cosponsor
  • Deluca · Primary
  • Taylor · Cosponsor
  • D. Costa · Cosponsor
  • Barrar · Cosponsor
  • Godshall · Cosponsor
  • Kortz · Cosponsor
  • Miccarelli · Cosponsor
  • Readshaw · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Deluca

Co-sponsors (8)

  • Millard
  • Taylor
  • D. Costa
  • Barrar
  • Godshall
  • Kortz
  • Miccarelli
  • Readshaw

Not signed on (244)

244 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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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 134 Yea · 59 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 42201
Unaffiliated 823106
Democratic 102601
Total 1345908
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (201)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
CHARLTON — Yea
E CHRISTIANA — Not Voting
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
E GABLER — Not Voting
GILLESPIE — Yea
E GODSHALL — Not Voting
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MACKENZIE — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
MCGINNIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
E MILNE — Not Voting
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
E PYLE — Not Voting
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Nay
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Yea
BROWN, V. — Nay
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Nay
DEAN — Nay
DELISSIO — Nay
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Nay
DONATUCCI — Nay
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Nay
FABRIZIO — Nay
FITZGERALD — Nay
GAINEY — Nay
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Nay
HAGGERTY — Nay
HANNA — Nay
KAVULICH — Yea
KELLER, W. — Nay
KIRKLAND — Nay
KORTZ — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Yea
O'BRIEN — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Nay
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Nay
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Nay
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Nay
E THOMAS — Not Voting
VAZQUEZ — Nay
WHEATLEY — Nay
YOUNGBLOOD — Nay
TURZAI — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Nay
Dan Miller — Nay
Donna Bullock — Nay
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Nay
Mark Rozzi — Nay
Paul Schemel — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Nay
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Nay
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Nay
Dan Frankel Democratic Nay
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Nay
Jason Dawkins Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Nay
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Nay
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Nay
Leanne Krueger Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Nay
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Nay
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Nay
Morgan Cephas Democratic Nay
Nathan Davidson Democratic Nay
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Not Voting
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Perry S. Warren Democratic Nay
Peter Schweyer Democratic Nay
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Nay
Robert Freeman Democratic Nay
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Nay
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Nay
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Not Voting
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 348?
HB 348 is sponsored by Millard, Deluca, Taylor, D. Costa, Barrar, Godshall, Kortz, Miccarelli, and Readshaw.
What is the current status of HB 348?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 348?
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