Key Votes
SB 850 - Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders - Key Vote
Pennsylvania Key Votes
Stages
- Oct. 25, 2012 Executive Signed
- Oct. 17, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Oct. 16, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Oct. 19, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- March 16, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Oct. 25, 2012
Title: Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders
Signed by Governor Tom Corbett
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (37-12) - Oct. 17, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that repeals mandatory life sentences for juvenile murder charges.
Highlights:
- Requires an individual, who is at least 15 years of age but under the age of 18, and has been convicted of a murder in the first degree to be given a life sentence in prison or a sentence of at least 35 years (Sec. 2).
- Requires an individual, who is under the age of 15, and has been convicted of a murder in the first degree to be given a life sentence in prison or a sentence of at least 25 years (Sec. 2).
- Requires an individual, who is at least 15 years of age but under the age of 18, and has been convicted of a murder in the second degree to be given a sentence of at least 30 years (Sec. 2).
- Requires an individual, who is under the age of 15, and has been convicted of a murder in the second degree to be given a sentence of at least 20 years (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (174-20) - Oct. 16, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (50-0) - Oct. 19, 2011
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 16, 2011
Title: Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders
