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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 471: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to criminal proceedings, providing for citizenship status of criminal defendants.

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 471 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to criminal proceedings, providing for citizenship status of criminal defendants. Primary sponsor: Dan Laughlin (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan LaughlinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Michele BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Jarrett ColemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Chris GebhardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Wayne LangerholcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Scott MartinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Kristin Phillips-HillCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Greg RothmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Second consideration
  4. First consideration
  5. Reported as committed
  6. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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