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PA HB1852
PA HB1852In sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and providing for consecutive sentences for crimes of violence.
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Introduced
09/19/2019
09/19/2019
In Committee
01/13/2020
01/13/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and providing for consecutive sentences for crimes of violence.
AI Summary
This bill amends Pennsylvania's laws on sentencing for second and subsequent offenses of crimes of violence. It requires that any sentence imposed for a crime of violence be served consecutively to any other sentence for a crime of violence involving a different victim, regardless of whether the crimes arose from the same criminal transaction. The bill also clarifies the definition of "victim" for the purposes of these consecutive sentencing provisions.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (10)
W. Todd Stephens (R)*,
Aaron Bernstine (R),
Frank Burns (D),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
David Millard (R),
Dan Moul (R),
F. Todd Polinchock (R),
Christopher Quinn (R),
Harry Readshaw (D),
Greg Rothman (R),
Last Action
Removed from table (on 10/21/2020)
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