An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole for reasons of age or illness and for medical parole due to public or disaster emergency related to health or contagious disease outbreak; and abrogating regulations.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Oct 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Last action Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Oct 3, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Oct 3, 2023
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Oct 3, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (25-0)
house
Oct 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 45 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stephen Kinsey
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
Co
Amen Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Bellmon
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Darisha Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Bullock
DDemocratic
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