2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 1379

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for scope of subchapter and for eligibility for relief, providing for postconviction resentencing relief for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking and further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree and providing for criminal prosecutions involving defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking.

In committee Last action June 15, 2026: Referred to Judiciary

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 11

Prime sponsor

Amanda Cappelletti

Cosponsors (10)

Art Haywood, Elder Vogel, Jay Costa, John Kane, Judith Schwank, Lindsey Williams, Nikil Saval, Sharif Street, Vincent Hughes, Wayne Fontana

Status

In committee as of June 15, 2026. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
June 15, 2026	Senate	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.