Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1379: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for scope of subchapter and for eligibility for relief, providing for postconviction resentencing relief for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking and further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree and providing for criminal prosecutions involving defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking.

In committee Last action June 15, 2026: Referred to Judiciary

Plain-language summary

SB 1379 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on June 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for scope of subchapter and for eligibility for relief, providing for postconviction resentencing relief for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking and further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree and providing for criminal prosecutions involving defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking. Primary sponsor: Amanda Cappelletti (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 15, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Amanda Cappelletti (Democratic). 10 co-sponsors.