An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for eligibility for relief, providing for postconviction review for veterans with service-connected mental health disability and further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
HB 458 amends Pennsylvania's judicial procedures to create a new pathway for veterans with mental health disabilities connected to military service to seek postconviction review of their convictions. It directly affects veterans who were convicted of crimes and have a service-connected mental health condition, allowing them to request a court review of their case based on that disability. The bill also modifies sentencing procedures for first-degree murder convictions, though specific changes to sentencing guidelines are not detailed in the provided context. This legislation aims to adjust post-trial processes for these specific groups while maintaining the existing judicial framework.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Dec 22, 2025
Floor votes · House Dec 16, 2025
How they voted
102–101
Passed
Total votes 203
Dec 16, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Dec 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Nov 19, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Nov 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Delloso
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Kinkead
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn O'Mara
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
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