SB 1400·PA·senate
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; and, in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and 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 Jun 22, 2026
Sponsor: Lisa Baker (R)
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Referred to Judiciary
Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This bill alters sentencing for second-degree murder in Pennsylvania by allowing offenders to become eligible for parole, rather than facing mandatory life without release. It affects individuals convicted of second-degree murder—often felony murder where a death occurs during another crime—and impacts victims' families by updating parole hearing procedures. This change matters because it offers a potential path to release for offenders who did not directly intend to kill.
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