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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1400: 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 and providing for sentence for murder of the second degree; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide; and, in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole eligibility for offenders sentenced to life for murder of the second degree and further providing for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 1400 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on June 22, 2026. 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 and providing for sentence for murder of the second degree; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide; and, in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole eligibility for offenders sentenced to life for murder of the second degree and further providing for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing. Primary sponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 26, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa BakerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Dave ArgallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Frank FarryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Chris GebhardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Wayne LangerholcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Joe PicozziCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Joe PittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate41
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Kim WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Gene YawCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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
  2. Final passage
  3. Vote on final passage reconsidered
  4. Third consideration and final passage
  5. Second consideration
  6. First consideration
  7. Reported as amended
  8. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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