Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Died Bipartisan · 8 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 2307 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for victim and witness outreach; and, in post-trial matters, further providing for eligibility for relief and for jurisdiction and proceedings.

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  4. Died in session

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

82 added · 85 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 2307, there were some minor formatting changes but no substantive content alterations were made. The focus remains on defining the term "defense-initiated victim or witness outreach," which clarifies how a criminal defendant or their lawyer may contact victims or witnesses. This matters because it ensures transparency and clear communication between defense counsel and those affected by crimes, which is vital for maintaining fairness in the legal process.

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3478 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
4067 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
2307 2018 INTRODUCED BY NESBIT, McCLINTON, BERNSTINE, BRIGGS, DALEY, HILL- EVANS, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON AND MURT, MAY 2, 2018 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 2, 2018 AN ACT Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for victim and witness outreach;
2307 2018 INTRODUCED BY NESBIT, McCLINTON, BERNSTINE, BRIGGS, DALEY, HILL- EVANS, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON, MURT, MOUL AND GILLEN, MAY 2, 2018 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 AN ACT Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for victim and witness outreach;
and, in post-trial matters, further providing for eligibility for relief and for jurisdiction and proceedings.
and, in post-trial matters, further proceedings.r eligibility for relief and for jurisdiction and The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
20180HB2307PN4067 - 2 - or (iv) has completed a sentence of imprisonment, probation or parole for the crime and is seeking relief based upon DNA evidence obtained under section 9543.1(d) (relating to postconviction DNA testing).
or 20180HB2307PN3478 - 2 - (iv) has completed a sentence of imprisonment, probation or parole for the crime and is seeking relief based upon DNA evidence obtained under section 9543.1(d) (relating to postconviction DNA testing).
In lieu of providing the witness's name and date of birth in the certification under this subparagraph, counsel may 20180HB2307PN4067 - 3 - provide the witness's name and date of birth directly to the Commonwealth.
In lieu of providing the witness's name and date of birth in the certification under this subparagraph, counsel may provide the witness's name and date of birth directly to 20180HB2307PN3478 - 3 - the Commonwealth.
* * * SECTION 3.
* * * Section 3.
THE AMENDMENT OF 42 PA.C.S.
§ 9545(B)(2) SHALL <-- APPLY ONLY TO CLAIMS ARISING ONE YEAR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION OR THEREAFTER.
Section 3 4.
<-- 20180HB2307PN4067 - 4 -
20180HB2307PN3478 - 4 -
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Action History

  1. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  2. Second consideration

  3. First consideration

  4. Reported as committed

  5. Referred to JUDICIARY

  6. Third consideration and final passage

  7. Re-reported as committed

  8. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  9. Second consideration

  10. Removed from table

  11. Laid on the table

  12. First consideration

  13. PN 4067 Reported as amended

  14. PN 3478 Referred to JUDICIARY

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 238 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Nesbit

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (238)

238 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Committed

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 1001
Republican 2000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
LEACH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Not Voting
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 193 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 110008
Republican 46000
Democratic 37000
Total 193008
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (201)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
CHARLTON — Yea
CHRISTIANA — Yea
CORBIN — Yea
E CORR — Not Voting
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
E EVERETT — Not Voting
E GABLER — Not Voting
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
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
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
E SAYLOR — Not Voting
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
E TOBASH — Not Voting
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Yea
BROWN, V. — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
E DEAN — Not Voting
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HAGGERTY — Yea
HANNA — Yea
E KAVULICH — Not Voting
KELLER, W. — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
E O'BRIEN — Not Voting
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
TAI — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
VAZQUEZ — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Yea
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
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
Clint Owlett 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 Yea
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
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 Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2307?
HB 2307 is sponsored by Tim Briggs (Democratic), Nesbit, Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Aaron Bernstine (Republican), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Readshaw, Barbin, Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Dan Moul (Republican), Murt, Tina M. Davis (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), and Joanna E. McClinton (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 2307?
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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