Bill Text: PA HB1633 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for sentencing and for contents of presentence report; and imposing duties on the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 62-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-23 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB1633 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1633-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2258
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1633 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, S. H. SMITH, TURZAI, CIVERA, MAJOR, STERN, PHILLIPS, SAYLOR, ROAE, SCHRODER, MARSHALL, BARRAR, GRELL, REICHLEY, MUSTIO, KAUFFMAN, ROCK, VEREB, BAKER, BEAR, BOYD, BROOKS, CAUSER, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARRIS, HELM, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, KNOWLES, MARSICO, MENSCH, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PICKETT, READSHAW, REED, ROHRER, SCAVELLO, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND HARHART, JUNE 23, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 23, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
sentencing and for contents of presentence report; and
imposing duties on the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9721 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 9721. Sentencing generally.
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(f) Voter registration.--The following shall apply:
(1) In every case where the court imposes a sentence
with confinement for a felony and the defendant is a
registrant, the court shall make a part of the record, and
disclose in open court at the time of sentencing, an order
canceling the registration of the defendant and directing the
commission in the county of registration of the defendant to
remove the defendant from the general register of the county.
(2) As used in this subsection, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
paragraph:
"Commission." As defined in 25 Pa.C.S. § 1102 (relating
to definitions).
"General register." As defined in 25 Pa.C.S. § 1102
(relating to definitions).
"Registrant." As defined in 25 Pa.C.S. § 1102 (relating
to definitions).
Section 2. Section 9732 of Title 42 is amended to read:
§ 9732. Contents of presentence report.
The presentence report shall include [a summary of the
circumstances attending the commission of the crime, the history
of delinquency or criminality, physical and mental condition,
family situation and background, economic status, education,
occupation and personal habits of the defendant, any history of
drug or alcohol abuse or addiction and any other matters that
the person preparing the report deems relevant or that the court
directs be included] all of the following:
(1) A summary of the circumstances attending the
commission of the crime.
(2) The history of delinquency or criminality of the
defendant.
(3) The physical and mental health of the defendant.
(4) The family background and current family situation
of the defendant.
(5) The economic status, education and occupation of the
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defendant.
(6) The personal habits of the defendant.
(7) Any history of drug or alcohol abuse or addiction of
the defendant.
(8) If the defendant was convicted of a felony, whether
the defendant is registered to vote under 25 Pa.C.S. Pt. IV
(relating to voter registration) and if so in what county.
(9) Any other matter that the person preparing the
report deems relevant or that the court directs be included.
Section 3. Upon enactment of this legislation, the Secretary
of the Commonwealth shall notify, and transfer a copy of this
act to, the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania and to the
chairman of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee requesting
that the committee amend the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure to be consistent with this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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