# Pennsylvania HB 443: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder . . ., murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer and for sentence of persons under the age of 18 for murder, murder of an unborn child and murder of a law enforcement officer; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power. Pennsylvania HB 443, An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder . . ., murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer and for sentence of persons under the age of 18 for murder, murder of an unborn child and murder of a law enforcement officer; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tim Briggs (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-02-03 (Referred to Judiciary) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB443-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 443 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder . . ., murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer and for sentence of persons under the age of 18 for murder, murder of an unborn child and murder of a law enforcement officer; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-02-03, Referred to Judiciary - Sponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 55 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aerion Abney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amen Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andre D. Carroll (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anita Astorino Kulik (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Kazeem (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan Frankel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dave Madsen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gina H. Curry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Scott (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Boyd (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason Dawkins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jen Mazzocco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joanna E. McClinton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John C. Inglis III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Powell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manuel Guzman Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marla Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marylouise Isaacson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nancy Guenst (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Napoleon J. Nelson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nikki Rivera (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul Takac (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Peter Schweyer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Krajewski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Conklin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House ## Actions (1) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - PN 421, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0443/PN0421), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0443/PN0421), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0443/PN0421) ## Related bills - SB 1334: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory t… (signed) - SB 1260: An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential electricians, apprentice electricians and probationary electricians; establ… (signed) - SB 908: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specificati… (signed) - SB 806: An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties. 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