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PA Bill Number: SR356

Title: Designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Description: A Resolution designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Last Action: Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations

Last Action Date: Aug 13, 2026

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Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1042

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Legislation Overview

Title: In crimes against unborn child, further providing for the offense of murder of unborn child; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in judicial boards and commissions, further providing for adoption of guidelines for sentencing; in posttrial matters, further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; in sentencing, providing for sentence for general murder of the second degree, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment and providing for modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for reasons of illness; in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power, for short sentence parole, for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing; and, in powers and duties, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.

Subject:

Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in crimes against unborn child, further providing for the offense of murder of unborn child; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in judicial boards and commissions, further providing for adoption of guidelines for sentencing; in posttrial matters, further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; in sentencing, providing for sentence for general murder of the second degree, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment and providing for modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for reasons of illness; in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power, for short sentence parole, for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing; and, in powers and duties, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.

Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

Last Action: House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House (102-100)

Last Action Date: July 23, 2026

Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1042

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: Napoleon Nelson (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Heather Boyd (D); Gina Curry (D); Dan Williams (D); Timothy Briggs (D); Morgan Cephas (D); Emily Kinkead (D); Nikki Rivera (D); Jennifer O'Mara (D); Malcolm Kenyatta (D); Andre Carroll (D)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 23, 2026 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
House Jul 23, 2026 Amended in House Committee on Rules
House Jul 23, 2026 House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House (102-100)
Senate Jul 12, 2026 Final passage (30-20)
Senate Jul 12, 2026 Third consideration and final passage (28-22)
Senate Jul 12, 2026 Vote on final passage reconsidered
House Jul 12, 2026 Referred to Rules
House Jul 12, 2026 In the House
Senate Jul 11, 2026 Second consideration
Senate Jul 11, 2026 Re-referred to Appropriations
Senate Jul 11, 2026 Re-reported as committed
Senate Jul 11, 2026 Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
Senate Jul 11, 2026 Re-reported as amended
Senate Jul 10, 2026 First consideration
Senate Jul 10, 2026 Reported as amended
Senate Mar 30, 2026 Referred to Judiciary
House Mar 23, 2026 Re-reported as committed
House Mar 23, 2026 Third consideration and final passage (149-50)
Senate Mar 23, 2026 In the Senate
House Feb 4, 2026 Second consideration, with amendments
House Feb 4, 2026 Re-committed to Appropriations
House Feb 3, 2026 Removed from table
House May 5, 2025 First consideration
House May 5, 2025 Reported as committed
House May 5, 2025 Laid on the table
House Mar 25, 2025 Referred to Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Jul 23, 2026 state bill text bill text
Amended Jul 11, 2026 state bill text bill text
Amended Jul 10, 2026 state bill text bill text
Amended Feb 4, 2026 state bill text bill text
Introduced not available state bill text bill text
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes Absent Passed Rating Comments
07/23/2026 102 100 0 Yes
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07/23/2026 101 101 0 No
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07/23/2026 18 15 0 Yes
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07/23/2026 18 15 0 Yes
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07/12/2026 30 20 0 Yes
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07/12/2026 28 22 0 Yes
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07/11/2026 12 5 0 Yes
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07/11/2026 12 5 0 Yes
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07/11/2026 14 8 0 Yes
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07/10/2026 9 5 0 Yes
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07/10/2026 9 5 0 Yes
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03/23/2026 22 15 0 Yes
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03/23/2026 149 50 1 Yes
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02/4/2026 197 1 0 Yes
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05/5/2025 14 12 0 Yes
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