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HB 1042·PA·house
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer and providing for sentence for murder of the second degree; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide; in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power and for short sentence parole, providing for parole eligibility for offenders sentenced to life for murder of the second degree and further providing for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing.
Passed One ChamberFiled Mar 25, 2025
Sponsor: Napoleon Nelson (D)
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Referred to Rules
Jul 12, 2026
Summary
The bill revises criminal statutes to define sentences for various murders, including the murder of an unborn child and of law‑enforcement officers, and creates life‑imprisonment rules for second‑degree homicide and repeat offenses. It also adds earned education credits, defines motivational boot‑camp programs, and expands parole board authority, including eligibility for parole for certain life sentences and victim participation in hearings. The changes affect convicted offenders, the parole board, and crime victims.
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