SB 111 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration relating to correctional institutions, providing for residency of corrections officers.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-22
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 9, 2026
Sponsors
- David G. Argall (R, PA-29) — sponsor · 2025-01-22
- Greg Rothman (R, PA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Cris Dush (R, PA-25) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, PA-17) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 22, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, Sept. 9, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, Sept. 9, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, Oct. 6, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 6, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2025
- · senate — Amended on third consideration, Oct. 27, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 28, 2025 (50-0)
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 9, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0063 · 1,267 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 63
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 111
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, ROTHMAN, BROWN AND COSTA, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in general administration relating to
3 correctional institutions, providing for residency of
4 corrections officers.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 1107. Residency of corrections officers.
10 Notwithstanding 71 Pa.C.S. § 2301(b) (relating to
11 examinations requisite for appointment and promotion), the
12 department may hire an applicant or promote an individual as a
13 corrections officer at a State correctional institution who
14 resides outside this Commonwealth.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
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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 | David G. Argall (R, state_upper PA-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, state_upper PA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cris Dush (R, state_upper PA-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Greg Rothman (R, state_upper PA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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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
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee · pa-leg