SB 54

Pennsylvania Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 21, 2025.

An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity, for limitations on damages and for exceptions to governmental immunity and providing for claims for compensation for wrongful conviction; in general administration, providing for services after wrongful conviction; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of department.

Bill ID PA-2025-2026-SB-54
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee JUDICIARY
Senate in_committee 2025-03-21
Summary

An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for six months limitation; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity, for limitations on damages and for exceptions to governmental immunity and providing for claims for compensation for wrongful conviction; in general administration, providing for services after wrongful conviction; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of department....

Sponsor
HUGHES
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-03-21 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-03-21 Status in_committee
2025-03-21 Latest Action Referred to JUDICIARY, March 21, 2025
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