HB 1952 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
Congress · introduced 2025-10-16
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 16, 2025
Sponsors
- Zachary Mako (R, PA-183) — sponsor · 2025-10-16
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
- Doyle Heffley (R, PA-122) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
- Mike Jones (R, PA-93) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-10-16
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 16, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2460 · 1,365 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2460
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1952
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MAKO, CIRESI, GILLEN, HEFFLEY, M. JONES, KUZMA,
M. MACKENZIE AND STAATS, OCTOBER 15, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 16, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further
3 providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first
4 degree.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 9711(d) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
9 § 9711. Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
10 * * *
11 (d) Aggravating circumstances.--Aggravating circumstances
12 shall be limited to the following:
13 * * *
14 (19) The defendant knowingly or intentionally desecrated
15 or mutilated the corpse of the victim.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | Zachary Mako (R, state_lower PA-183) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Doyle Heffley (R, state_lower PA-122) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Jones (R, state_lower PA-93) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | 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