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HB1493 • 2025

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for data collection on race and ethnicity in criminal cases.

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for data collection on race and ethnicity in criminal cases.

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Sponsor
ABNEY
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, May 21, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Pennsylvania General Assembly

    Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, May 21, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for data collection on race and ethnicity in criminal cases.