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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 744: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, providing for overwatch towers.

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 744 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on May 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, providing for overwatch towers. Primary sponsor: Cris Dush (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cris DushPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Dave ArgallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Dan LaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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