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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

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.

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 970 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris PielliPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153

“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