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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 896: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 896 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree. Primary sponsor: Eric Davanzo (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric DavanzoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Aaron BernstineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Doyle HeffleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source