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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 728 Establishes Identification Upon Reentry Program for Released Inmates
Last action · April 15, 2026: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), April 15, 2026Sponsors: Emily Kinkead and 28 others
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What This Bill Proposed
An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Identification Upon Reentry Program.
- Pennsylvania House Bill 728 was introduced in the 2025-2026 legislative session and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Incarcerated individuals
Eligible offenders scheduled for release receive direct state assistance and fee waivers to obtain official identification cards, driver's licenses, birth certificates, and Social Security cards.
Department of Corrections
The department must collaborate with other state agencies to establish, administer, and report on the Identification Upon Reentry Program.
Department of Transportation
The department must cooperate in issuing driver's licenses and photo identification cards, providing restoration requirement letters, and assisting with renewals.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to participate in the Identification Upon Reentry Program?
Do participating inmates have to pay application fees for their identification documents?
What happens if an inmate was born out of state or naturalized?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 15, 2026HouseLaid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), April 15, 2026
- Nov 19, 2025HouseRemoved from table, Nov. 19, 2025
- Sep 23, 2025HouseLaid on the table, Sept. 23, 2025
- Sep 23, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, Sept. 23, 2025
- Sep 23, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, Sept. 23, 2025
- Feb 25, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 25, 2025
Version history
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Inter-Agency Reentry Coordination
The legislation formally binds the Department of Corrections, Department of Health, and Department of Transportation into a joint administrative framework for inmate documentation.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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