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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 54: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity, for limitations on damages and for exceptions to governmental immunity and providing for claims for compensation for wrongful conviction; in general administration, providing for services after wrongful conviction; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of department.

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

SB 54 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity, for limitations on damages and for exceptions to governmental immunity and providing for claims for compensation for wrongful conviction; in general administration, providing for services after wrongful conviction; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of department. Primary sponsor: Vincent Hughes (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vincent HughesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Amanda CappellettiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nikil SavalCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Lindsey WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“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