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Regular Session 2017-2018
Senate Bill 522


Short Title:
An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial boards and commissions, further providing for definitions and for publication of guidelines; in juvenile matters, further providing for inspection of court files and records; in particular rights and immunities, further providing for immunity of State parole officers and for immunity of program administrators and supervisors; in sentencing, further providing for dispositions of persons found guilty but mentally ill, for sentencing proceeding and place of confinement, for information required upon commitment and subsequent disposition, for transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment, for applicability, for registry, for initial registration, for duty to inform, for assessments, for administration, for global positioning system technology, for immunity for good faith conduct, for Pennsylvania State Police, for duties of probation and parole officials, for board and for annual performance audit; in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in general administration, providing for powers of peace officers; in community corrections centers and community corrections facilities, further providing for definitions, for department, for offenders who may be housed, for authority of Commonwealth employees, for authority of chairman and for escape; providing for certain offenders residing in group-based homes and for reporting; further providing for probation and parole; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for definitions, for administration, for Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, for board chairperson, for board action, for meetings, for offices, for district directors, for district office employees, for disciplinary action, for political activities, for advisory committee, for certain offenders residing in group-based homes, for general powers of board, for specific powers of board, for probation services, for sentencing court, for general criteria for parole, for right of access to inmates, for parole power, for violation of terms of parole, for parole procedure, for victim statements, for general rules and special regulations, for early parole of inmates, for definitions, for status as peace officers and for supervisory relationship; providing for supervision of offenders and for agents; in county probation officers' firearm education and training, further providing for definitions, for County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training Commission, for commission membership, for powers and duties of commission, for training mandatory, for requirements for program participation and for the County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training Fund; in Interstate Compacts, further providing for Interstate Compacts, for deputization and for supervisions of persons paroled by other states; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Corrections; providing for the transfer of functions, powers and duties; and providing for appropriations for the Office of Victim Advocate.
Prime Sponsor:
Last Action:
Referred to JUDICIARY, May 25, 2017 [House]
Printer's No.:
Printer's No. Text (H) Amendments (S) Amendments (H) Fiscal Note (S) Fiscal Note Actuarial Note
875*
812
534
* denotes current Printer's Number
Statute References :

This bill amends Titles 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons And Parole). Other bills that also amend the same statute are listed below.

SB 18 Sen. FONTANA Memo: Extreme Risk Protection Order
SB 26 Sen. FARNESE Memo: Amendment to Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act
SB 48 Sen. WILLIAMS Memo: Parent Accountability
SB 59 Sen. GREENLEAF Memo: Prison industry enhancement
SB 62 Sen. GREENLEAF Memo: Children of incarcerated parents
Only the first 5 bills are included here. Looking for more? View all legislation amending Title 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure) View all legislation amending Title 61 (Prisons And Parole)