HB 896 — 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 2025-03-13
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 13, 2025
Sponsors
- Eric Davanzo (R, PA-58) — sponsor · 2025-03-13
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-03-13
- Doyle Heffley (R, PA-122) — cosponsor · 2025-03-13
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-03-13
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- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 13, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0938 · 1,881 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 938
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 896
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DAVANZO, BERNSTINE, HEFFLEY AND M. MACKENZIE,
MARCH 13, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 13, 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(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding an introductory
9 paragraph and the section is amended by adding subsections to
10 read:
11 § 9711. Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
12 (a) Procedure in jury trials.--Except as provided in
13 subsection (a.1):
14 * * *
15 (a.1) Undocumented migrant status.--After a verdict of
16 murder of the first degree and the status of the defendant as an
17 undocumented migrant are recorded, the court shall sentence the
18 defendant to death.
19 * * *
1 (p) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
2 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
3 subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
4 "Undocumented migrant." An individual who is present in the
5 United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. Ch. 12 (relating to
6 immigration and nationality).
7 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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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 | Eric Davanzo (R, state_lower PA-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Doyle Heffley (R, state_lower PA-122) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | 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