SB 1259 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for investigation of circumstances of offense and for parole procedure.
Congress · introduced 2026-04-01
Latest action: — First consideration, April 21, 2026
Sponsors
- Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, PA-17) — sponsor · 2026-04-01
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Nikil Saval (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Patty Kim (D, PA-15) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 1, 2026
- · senate — Reported as amended, April 21, 2026
- · senate — First consideration, April 21, 2026
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, state_upper PA-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nikil Saval (D, state_upper PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Patty Kim (D, state_upper PA-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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 Senate Judiciary Committee · pa-leg