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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 99: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct appeals from courts of common pleas; in post-trial matters, further providing for postconviction DNA testing and for disposition and appeal; in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree; and, in execution procedure and method, repealing provisions relating to issuance of warrant.

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 99 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct appeals from courts of common pleas; in post-trial matters, further providing for postconviction DNA testing and for disposition and appeal; in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree; and, in execution procedure and method, repealing provisions relating to issuance of warrant. Primary sponsor: Chris Rabb (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 27, 2026): Laid on the table.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RabbPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Rick KrajewskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse188
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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. Laid on the table
  2. First consideration
  3. Reported as committed
  4. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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