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PA HR59

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carol Kazeem

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates November 1, 2025, as "State Correctional Institution Day" in Pennsylvania to raise awareness about monitoring and improving prison conditions

  • Encourages House of Representatives members to visit state correctional institutions unannounced at least two times per year

  • Aims to increase legislative accountability regarding treatment of incarcerated individuals and understanding of how state funding is appropriated to prisons

  • Emphasizes that legislators currently are not required to visit prisons despite voting on criminal statutes, parole, and sentencing legislation

Legislative Description

Designating November 1, 2025, as "State Correctional Institution Day" in Pennsylvania.

Last Action

Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)

10/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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