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HB1952 • 2025

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
MAKO
Last action
2025-10-16
Official status
Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 16, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-16 JUDICIARY

    Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 16, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 2460
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1952
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MAKO, CIRESI, GILLEN, HEFFLEY, M. JONES, KUZMA,
M. MACKENZIE AND STAATS, OCTOBER 15, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 16, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further
providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first
degree.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9711(d) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 9711. Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
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(d) Aggravating circumstances.--Aggravating circumstances
shall be limited to the following:
* * *
(19) The defendant knowingly or intentionally desecrated
or mutilated the corpse of the victim.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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