SB 1259 - Pennsylvania Senate (2025-2026) - An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for investigation of circumstances of offense and for parole procedure. - Bill Sponsor

Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1259

Session 2025-2026

An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for investigation of circumstances of offense and for parole procedure.

Active

Passed House on Jun 30, 2026

Sponsor

First Action

Apr 1, 2026

Latest Action

Jun 30, 2026

Origin Chamber

Senate

Type

Bill

Bill Number

1259

State

Pennsylvania

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Amanda M. Cappelletti

Primary

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Judith L. Schwank

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Senate Votes (3)

House Votes (3)

Motion Text

FINAL PASSAGE

Senate Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Amanda M. Cappelletti

Yes

Anthony H. Williams

Yes

Yes

Camera Bartolotta

Yes

Carolyn T. Comitta

Yes

Christine M. Tartaglione

Yes

Christopher Gebhard

Yes

Yes

Daniel Laughlin

Yes

David G. Argall

Yes

Yes

Devlin Robinson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jarrett Coleman

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Judith L. Schwank

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kristin Phillips-Hill

Yes

Lindsey M. Williams

Yes

Yes

Lisa M. Boscola

Yes

Lynda Schlegel Culver

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nick Pisciottano

Yes

Yes

Patrick J. Stefano

Yes

Yes

Rosemary M. Brown

Yes

Scott E. Hutchinson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Steven J. Santarsiero

Yes

Timothy P. Kearney

Yes

Tracy Pennycuick

Yes

Vincent J. Hughes

Yes

Wayne D. Fontana

Yes

Wayne Langerholc

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (2)

Printer's No. PN1626

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1259/PN1626

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1259/PN1626

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1259/PN1626

Printer's No. PN1561

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1259/PN1561

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1259/PN1561

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1259/PN1561

Documents (1)

House Fiscal Note

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2025/0/SB1259P1626.pdf

Actions (15)

Show Only Major Actions

06/30/2026

House

Signed in House

06/30/2026

House

Third consideration and final passage

06/30/2026

House

Re-reported as committed

06/29/2026

House

Re-referred to Appropriations

06/29/2026

House

Second consideration

06/26/2026

House

Removed from table

06/26/2026

House

Laid on the table

06/26/2026

House

First consideration

06/26/2026

House

Reported as committed

06/03/2026

House

Referred to Judiciary

06/02/2026

Senate

Third consideration and final passage

06/01/2026

Senate

Second consideration

04/21/2026

Senate

First consideration

04/21/2026

Senate

Reported as amended

04/01/2026

Senate

Referred to Judiciary

Sources

PA Legislature

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1259

https://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=1302

https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/...

https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/...

https://www.palegis.us/senate/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=381

https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/...

https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/...

Open States

https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1259/

Record Created

Apr 2, 2026 1:35:14 PM

Record Updated

Jul 1, 2026 1:50:41 PM