PA HB209 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 11 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-12 - Referred to JUDICIARY
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and codifying Title 61 (Penal and Correctional Institutions) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for temporary release from county correctional institutions, for parole without board supervision, for judicial power to release inmates and for transfers of inmates needing medical care; further providing for State intermediate punishment; providing for other criminal provisions; amending the heading of Title 61; adding definitions, provisions relating to general administration of correctional institutions, State correctional institutions, county correctional institutions, the Philadelphia County Prison, house of detention for untried inmates and witnesses, inmate labor, medical services, visitation, motivational boot camp, execution procedure and method, recidivism risk reduction incentives, miscellaneous matters relating thereto, probation and parole generally, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, County Probation and Parole Officers' Firearm Education and Training and correctional institution interstate compacts; and making conforming amendments, editorial changes and repeals relating to codification.

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Title

Providing for temporary release from county correctional institutions, for parole without board supervision, for judicial power to release inmates and for transfers of inmates needing medical care; further providing for State intermediate punishment; providing for other criminal provisions; amending the heading of Title 61; adding definitions, provisions relating to general administration of correctional institutions, State correctional institutions, county correctional institutions, the Philadelphia County Prison, house of detention for untried inmates and witnesses, inmate labor, medical services, visitation, motivational boot camp, execution procedure and method, recidivism risk reduction incentives, miscellaneous matters relating thereto, probation and parole generally, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, County Probation and Parole Officers' Firearm Education and Training and correctional institution interstate compacts; and making conforming amendments, editorial changes and repeals relating to codification.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2009-05-11 - House - HB 209 PN 1109, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 193 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-05-12 Referred to JUDICIARY
2009-05-11 In the Senate
2009-05-11 Third consideration and final passage
2009-05-06 Second consideration
2009-05-06 Re-reported as committed
2009-03-17 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
2009-03-17 Removed from table
2009-03-17 Laid on the table
2009-03-17 First consideration
2009-03-17 Reported as amended
2009-02-02 Referred to JUDICIARY

Pennsylvania State Sources


Bill Comments

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