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PA HB1192

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Pielli

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Mothers Treatment Court Pilot Program within the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to support counties in creating specialized courts for mothers involved in the criminal justice system

  • Adds "mothers treatment courts" to the list of authorized problem-solving courts that courts of common pleas and Philadelphia Municipal Court may establish, alongside veterans courts, drug courts, mental health courts, and DUI courts

  • Requires the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to establish guidelines and procedures within 6 months, including procedures for identifying and referring mothers, addressing their specific issues, and collecting data on effectiveness

  • Counties implementing mothers treatment courts must record and report usage, participant outcomes, charges involved, and other applicable information to the state office

  • Annual reports compiling county data must be published on the Administrative Office's public website, with personally identifiable information removed; act takes effect in 60 days

Legislative Description

In courts of common pleas, further providing for problem-solving courts; and, in minor courts, providing for the Mothers Treatment Court Pilot Program.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

4/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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