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Introduced
06/09/2021
06/09/2021
In Committee
11/16/2021
11/16/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing generally.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to further provide for sentencing generally. It establishes a presumptive minimum sentence of no less than the shortest sentence within the standard range of the applicable sentencing guidelines or five years, whichever is less, for certain violent offenses involving firearms. The bill allows the court to depart from this presumptive minimum in limited circumstances, but generally requires the court to provide a contemporaneous written statement of the reasons for any deviation from the sentencing guidelines. The bill aims to ensure consistent and appropriate sentencing for certain serious crimes while maintaining judicial discretion in limited cases.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (7)
W. Todd Stephens (R)*,
Robert Brooks (R),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
Mark Gillen (R),
Wendi Thomas (R),
Thom Welby (D),
Martina White (R),
Last Action
Removed from table (on 09/13/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1590 |
| House Fiscal Note PN 1747 | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2021/0/HB1590P1747.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1590&pn=1747 |
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