PA Bill Number: HB1127
Title: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Description: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Apr 27, 2026
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB888
Legislation Overview
Title: In authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct appeals from courts of common pleas; in post-trial matters, further providing for postconviction DNA testing and for disposition and appeal; in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree; and, in execution procedure and method, repealing provisions relating to issuance of warrant.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) 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; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct appeals from courts of common pleas; in post-trial matters, further providing for postconviction DNA testing and for disposition and appeal; in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree; and, in execution procedure and method, repealing provisions relating to issuance of warrant.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: April 27, 2026
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb888
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Russ Diamond (R); Marla Gallo Brown (R); Liz Hanbidge (D); Joseph D'Orsie (R); Benjamin Waxman (D); Nathan Davidson (D); Tarik Khan (D); Valerie Gaydos (R); Mary Jo Daley (D); John Inglis (D); Dan Frankel (D); Rick Krajewski (D); Arvind Venkat (D); Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 27, 2026 | Reported as committed |
| House | Apr 27, 2026 | First consideration |
| House | Apr 27, 2026 | Laid on the table |
| House | Mar 17, 2025 | Referred to Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | Absent | Passed | Rating | Comments | |
| House Judiciary: PN0960, Report Bill As Committed | 04/27/2026 | 14 | 12 | 0 | Yes |  |
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