Pennsylvania HB 641: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 651
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 641
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MUNROE, GIRAL, KUZMA, HILL-EVANS, HADDOCK, GREEN,
DALEY, GILLEN, PROBST, KENYATTA AND JAMES, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61
(Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for
second and subsequent offenses; and, in Pennsylvania Board of
Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9714(g) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 9714. Sentences for second and subsequent offenses.
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(a.2) Parole.--Any person sentenced under subsection (a)
shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served 70%
of the maximum sentence as provided under subsection (a.1).
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(g) [Definition.--As used in this section, the term "crime
of violence" means murder of the third degree, voluntary
manslaughter, manslaughter of a law enforcement officer as
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defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507(c) or (d) (relating to criminal
homicide of law enforcement officer), murder of the third degree
involving an unborn child as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2604(c)
(relating to murder of unborn child), aggravated assault of an
unborn child as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2606 (relating to
aggravated assault of unborn child), aggravated assault as
defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to
aggravated assault), assault of law enforcement officer as
defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702.1(a)(1) (relating to assault of law
enforcement officer), use of weapons of mass destruction as
defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2716(b) (relating to weapons of mass
destruction), terrorism as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2717(b)(2)
(relating to terrorism), strangulation when the offense is
graded as a felony as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2718 (relating to
strangulation), trafficking of persons when the offense is
graded as a felony of the first degree as provided in 18 Pa.C.S.
§ 3011 (relating to trafficking in individuals), rape,
involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent
assault, incest, sexual assault, arson endangering persons or
aggravated arson as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a) or (a.1)
(relating to arson and related offenses), ecoterrorism as
classified in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3311(b)(3) (relating to
ecoterrorism), kidnapping, burglary as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
3502(a)(1) (relating to burglary), robbery as defined in 18
Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to robbery), or
robbery of a motor vehicle, drug delivery resulting in death as
defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506(a) (relating to drug delivery
resulting in death), or criminal attempt, criminal conspiracy or
criminal solicitation to commit murder or any of the offenses
listed above, or an equivalent crime under the laws of this
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Commonwealth in effect at the time of the commission of that
offense or an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction.]
Definitions.-- As used in this section, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Crime of violence." An offense under any of the following:
(1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 901 (relating to criminal attempt),
involving an attempt to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. §
2502(a) or (b) (relating to murder) or 2507(a) or (b)
(relating to criminal homicide of law enforcement officer) or
any of the offenses under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8),
(9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18),
(19), (20), (21) or (22).
(2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 902 (relating to criminal
solicitation), involving solicitation to commit an offense
under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) or 2507(a) or (b) or any of
the offenses under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9),
(10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19),
(20), (21) or (22).
(3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 903 (relating to criminal conspiracy),
involving conspiracy to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. §
2502(a) or (b) or 2507(a) or (b) or any of the offenses under
paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12),
(13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21) or (22).
(4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c).
(5) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary
manslaughter).
(6) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506 (relating to drug delivery
resulting in death).
(7) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507(c) or (d).
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(8) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2701(a)(3) or (4) (relating to simple
assault).
(9) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to
aggravated assault).
(10) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702.1 (relatin