PA SB501 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on December 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-12-18 - Act No. 115
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial boards and commissions, providing for commission, for composition of commission and for powers and duties of commission, for adoption of guidelines for sentencing, for adoption of guidelines for county intermediate punishment, for adoption of guidelines for State intermediate punishment and for adoption of risk assessment instrument; in judgments and other liens, further providing for personal earnings exempt from process; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for offenses against infant persons, for sentencing generally, for collection of restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties, for payments of court costs, restitution and fines, for order of probation, for sentence of partial confinement, for sentence of total confinement, for sentence of county intermediate punishment, for information required upon commitment and subsequent disposition, for modification or revocation of order of probation, for court-imposed sanctions for offenders violating probation, for modification or revocation of county intermediate punishment sentence and for revocation of State intermediate punishment sentence; in county intermediate punishment, further providing for county intermediate punishment programs and for continued eligibility; in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions, for selection of inmate participants and for motivational boot camp program; in State intermediate punishment, further providing for scope of chapter, for definitions, for referral to State intermediate punishment program, for drug offender treatment program and for reports; in recidivism risk reduction incentive, further providing for definitions, for sentencing, for evaluation and for reports; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for confidentially of victim information; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for definitions, for general powers of board, for probation services, for parole power, providing for short sentence parole and for reentry supervision, further providing for violation of terms of parole, for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing and providing for parolee homicide review; in county probation officers' firearm education and training, further providing for County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training Commission and for commission membership; making conforming amendments; and making a related repeal.

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Title

In judicial boards and commissions, providing for commission, for composition of commission and for powers and duties of commission, for adoption of guidelines for sentencing, for adoption of guidelines for county intermediate punishment, for adoption of guidelines for State intermediate punishment and for adoption of risk assessment instrument; in judgments and other liens, further providing for personal earnings exempt from process; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for offenses against infant persons, for sentencing generally, for collection of restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties, for payments of court costs, restitution and fines, for order of probation, for sentence of partial confinement, for sentence of total confinement, for sentence of county intermediate punishment, for information required upon commitment and subsequent disposition, for modification or revocation of order of probation, for court-imposed sanctions for offenders violating probation, for modification or revocation of county intermediate punishment sentence and for revocation of State intermediate punishment sentence; in county intermediate punishment, further providing for county intermediate punishment programs and for continued eligibility; in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions, for selection of inmate participants and for motivational boot camp program; in State intermediate punishment, further providing for scope of chapter, for definitions, for referral to State intermediate punishment program, for drug offender treatment program and for reports; in recidivism risk reduction incentive, further providing for definitions, for sentencing, for evaluation and for reports; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for confidentially of victim information; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for definitions, for general powers of board, for probation services, for parole power, providing for short sentence parole and for reentry supervision, further providing for violation of terms of parole, for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing and providing for parolee homicide review; in county probation officers' firearm education and training, further providing for County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training Commission and for commission membership; making conforming amendments; and making a related repeal.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-12-18 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-12-18 - Senate - Senate Floor: SB 501 PN 1434, CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS (Y: 38 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-12-18 - Senate - Senate Floor: SB 501 PN 1434, COSTA MOTION TO TABLE (Y: 21 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-12-17 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-12-17 - House - House Floor: SB 501 PN 1434, FP (Y: 167 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-12-16 - House - House Floor: SB 501 PN 1423, 2019 A4221, BRIGGS (Y: 194 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-12-16 - House - House Floor: SB 501 PN 1423, 2019 A4224, BRIGGS (Y: 194 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-12-16 - House - House Floor: SB 501 PN 1423, 2019 A4206, KAUFFMAN (Y: 181 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-12-10 - House - House Judiciary: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 20 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-12-10 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A04173 (Y: 18 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-12-09 - House - House Judiciary: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 20 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-12-09 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A04173 (Y: 18 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-05 - Senate - Senate Floor: SB 501 PN 692, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-03 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-05-01 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Reported as Amended (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-12-18SenateAct No. 115
2019-12-18SenateApproved by the Governor
2019-12-18SenatePresented to the Governor
2019-12-18SenateSigned in House
2019-12-18SenateSigned in Senate
2019-12-18SenateSenate concurred in House amendments (38-11)
2019-12-18SenateMotion to table bill (21-28)
2019-12-18SenateRe-reported on concurrence, as committed
2019-12-18SenateReferred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
2019-12-17SenateIn the Senate
2019-12-17HouseThird consideration and final passage (167-29)
2019-12-17HouseRe-reported as committed
2019-12-16HouseRe-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2019-12-16HouseSecond consideration, with amendments
2019-12-10HouseRemoved from table
2019-12-09HouseLaid on the table
2019-12-09HouseFirst consideration
2019-12-09HouseReported as amended
2019-06-06HouseReferred to JUDICIARY
2019-06-05HouseIn the House
2019-06-05SenateThird consideration and final passage (48-0)
2019-06-03SenateRe-reported as committed
2019-05-08SenateRe-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2019-05-08SenateSecond consideration
2019-05-01SenateFirst consideration
2019-05-01SenateReported as amended
2019-03-25SenateReferred to JUDICIARY

Pennsylvania State Sources

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Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=4&theDate=12/17/2019&RollCallId=1540
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Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=24&theDate=12/09/2019&RollCallId=1469

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