2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 1247

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of evidence, providing for prohibition of deception during custodial interrogation of individual with intellectual disability or autism.

Out of committee Last action April 13, 2026: Laid on the table

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 13

Prime sponsor

Liz Hanbidge

Cosponsors (12)

Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Danielle Friel Otten, Ed Neilson, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jose Giral, Joseph Hohenstein, Kristine Howard, Melissa Shusterman, Michael Schlossberg, Perry Warren, Tarik Khan

Status

Out of committee as of April 13, 2026. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 1

April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As CommittedPassed16–10

yes (16) Aerion Abney, Andre Carroll, Benjamin Sanchez, Brenda Pugh, Chris Pielli, Christopher Rabb, Emily Kinkead, Joseph Hohenstein, Kristine Howard, Kyle Donahue, La'Tasha Mayes, Liz Hanbidge, Malcolm Kenyatta, Melissa Shusterman, Robert Leadbeter, Tim Briggs

no (10) Andrew Kuzma, Charity Krupa, Jim Rigby, Joe Hamm, Joe Kerwin, Joshua Kail, Kate Klunk, Rob Kauffman, Stephanie Borowicz, Timothy Bonner

Official roll call

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
April 13, 2026	House	Laid on the table
April 13, 2026	House	First consideration
April 13, 2026	House	Reported as committed
April 17, 2025	House	Referred to Judiciary

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.