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PA HB166

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Bonner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) Section 9711 regarding sentencing procedures for first-degree murder convictions in Pennsylvania
  • Adds requirement that juries must find aggravating circumstances outweigh mitigating circumstances "beyond a reasonable doubt" before imposing a death sentence
  • Maintains existing standard that death sentence requires unanimous jury finding of at least one aggravating circumstance with no mitigating circumstances, or aggravating circumstances outweighing mitigating circumstances
  • Requires life imprisonment sentence in all cases where the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard is not met
  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

Last Action

Laid on the table

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/16/2025

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