Pennsylvania House Resolution 847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-2)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-14 - Referred to JUDICIARY
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A Concurrent Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a literature review of research and evaluation related to current State criminal justice policies and practices to better inform the General Assembly as the commission undertakes to improve the policy environment for improving public safety, cost effectiveness, overall prison administration and fairness in the implementation of Pennsylvania's criminal justice system; to compile and publish a compendium of completed studies, summaries of the study findings and abstracts of relevant ongoing or incomplete studies; and to make this compendium available to the General Assembly within one year from the date this resolution is adopted.

A Concurrent Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a literature review of research and evaluation related to current State criminal justice policies and practices to better inform the General Assembly as the commission undertakes to improve the policy environment for improving public safety, cost effectiveness, overall prison administration and fairness in the implementation of Pennsylvania's criminal justice system; to compile and publish a compendium of completed studies, summaries of the study findings and abstracts of relevant ongoing or incomplete studies; and to make this compendium available to the General Assembly within one year from the date this resolution is adopted.

Rep. Robert Belfanti [D]	Rep. Joseph Brennan [D]	Rep. Timothy Briggs [D]	Rep. Vanessa Brown [D]
Rep. Mike Carroll [D]	Rep. Mark Cohen [D]	Rep. Camille George [D]	Rep. Jaret Gibbons [D]
Rep. Neal Goodman [D]	Rep. Gary Haluska [D]	Rep. John Hornaman [D]	Rep. Kenyatta Johnson [D]
Rep. Babette Josephs [D]	Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland [D]	Rep. Timothy Mahoney [D]	Rep. Jennifer Mann [D]
Rep. Nicholas Micozzie [R]	Rep. Phyllis Mundy [D]	Rep. Kevin Murphy [D]	Rep. Thomas Murt [R]
Rep. Tony Payton [D]	Rep. James Roebuck [D]	Rep. Dante Santoni [D]	Rep. John Siptroth [D]
Rep. Michael Sturla [D]	Rep. Curtis Thomas [D]	Rep. Jake Wheatley [D]	Rep. Rosita Youngblood [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-14		Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=H&type=R&bn=847
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=R&billNbr=0847&pn=3896