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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill 641 Requires Violent Crime Offenders to Serve 70 Percent of Maximum Sentence Before Parole Eligibility
Last action · February 20, 2025: Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 20, 2025Sponsors: Brian Munroe and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 641 requires individuals sentenced for repeat violent offenses to serve at least 70 percent of their maximum prison sentence before becoming eligible for . The measure also updates and restructures the statutory definition of a "" across Titles 42 and 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. The act takes effect in 60 days.
Inmates convicted of qualifying repeat violent crimes will spend a longer mandatory minimum portion of their sentence behind bars before the board can release them. This alters release timelines and increases long-term incarceration numbers for specific felony convictions.
- House Bill 641 was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on February 20, 2025, by Representative Munroe and co-sponsors. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Inmates serving sentences for second and subsequent offenses
Inmates subject to repeat offense sentencing face an extended mandatory minimum prison term before becoming eligible for parole release.
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
The board is restricted from granting parole to specified repeat offenders until they have completed at least 70 percent of their maximum sentence.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 20, 2025
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