HB 1744 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) 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.
Congress · introduced 2025-07-17
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, July 17, 2025
Sponsors
- Scott Conklin (D, PA-77) — sponsor · 2025-07-17
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-07-17
- Manuel Guzman (D, PA-127) — cosponsor · 2025-07-17
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-07-17
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-07-17
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, July 17, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2150 · 2,367 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2150
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1744
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN, SANCHEZ, GUZMAN, WAXMAN AND D. WILLIAMS,
JULY 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 17, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of
3 offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder
4 of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1102 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9 § 1102. Sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder
10 of law enforcement officer.
11 * * *
12 (b.1) Reconsideration of sentence.--
13 (1) A person convicted of murder of the second degree
14 shall be eligible for consideration for parole after serving
15 25 years of the term of imprisonment if the person has no
16 felony convictions during the prior 25 years and does not
17 have any pending felony charges. A conviction resulting from
18 the same criminal episode as the subject conviction of murder
19 of the second degree shall not be considered.
1 (2) The eligibility for parole under paragraph (1) shall
2 not apply to a violation of or sentences imposed under
3 section 1102.1, 2704 (relating to assault by life prisoner),
4 3301(a), (a.1) and (a.2) (relating to arson and related
5 offenses) or 4952(b) (relating to intimidation of witnesses
6 or victims).
7 (3) This subsection shall only apply to a person who was
8 not the principal in the perpetuation of the felony of the
9 second degree. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
10 "principal" shall mean the same as defined under section
11 2502(d) (relating to murder).
12 * * *
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Conklin (D, state_lower PA-77) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Manuel Guzman (D, state_lower PA-127) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg