Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation primarily deals with confined individuals and providing weapons or implements of escape to those confined individuals. In numerous cases the punishment for providing these items to confined individuals is being increased into the felony range.
Sponsor-Sen. Stewart Greenleaf
Title: In obstructing governmental operations, further providing for the offenses of weapons or implements for escape and for contraband; and making a conforming amendment.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental operations, further providing for the offenses of weapons or implements for escape and for contraband; and making a conforming amendment.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: January 15, 2015
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2015&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=162
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9 sponsors: Stewart Greenleaf; Mike Stack; Lisa Boscola; Jay Costa; Randy Vulakovich; Christine Tartaglione; John Rafferty; Patrick Browne; John Sabatina
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Jan 15, 2015 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
There have not been any votes on this bill