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Committee counsel told the panel that “House Bill 378 streamlines the child custody determination factors. The bill decreases the number of factors from 16 to 12 while still incorporating all of the current factors. The bill continues the current best interest and safety of the child standard. Bill takes effect in 60 days and there are no amendments.”

Sponsor remarks described recent work to reconcile the statute known in committee as the Cadence law with the streamlined factors. Representative Schusterman and Representative Handbridge held a prior hearing and reconvened discussions with the bar association and practitioners to refine the language, the sponsor said, and members expressed that the bill is well-vetted and supported by relevant stakeholders.

The committee chair noted this was the second week with unanimous committee votes and the committee unanimously referred the bill to the speaker with no recorded negative votes.

The bill was forwarded to the speaker’s office for consideration on the House floor; counsel reported no amendments at committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judiciary Committee -- February 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The House Judiciary Committee unanimously referred House Bill 378, which reduces the number of child-custody determination factors while retaining the best-interest and child-safety standard, after sponsors said the change clarifies and streamlines recent statutory changes.","taxTitle","Judiciary, House of Representatives, Legislative, Pennsylvania","taxId",29244,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6353646,"Committee backs bill raising burden of proof for death sentence during penalty phase",704,540000,1244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2221109-c65ec0c83279107bb1d247801b4dc235&start=540&end=1244","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2221109-c65ec0c83279107bb1d247801b4dc235/thumbnail_540000.jpg","/articles/6353646/Pennsylvania/Committee-backs-bill-raising-burden-of-proof-for-death-sentence-during-penalty-phase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353646-c9ed1890b585c9eb433a92416c4aaf66/orig.mp4?Expires=1776559877&Signature=YVOkwT2LGJtbcPpf7MhyLF3uplO5mVBwQcU0c6RDFD7DA5QFkAXgR47e-bZQCn~xNViThA2Z~oKEUyJKaFeTlwTeV~M7pszYzCHILDeHyt6XcR-mSjDH7eoebQF3OpNJLnZOtuipfMybJIrLbUdboHeuTQREAf0eJFURoJXZAuLKSjBTZ~YiRzXDf5jeNskhNdiwdbnCHUmwUvQmCSZ6BN0sI9A1K2CxC7Z2piSwUWwC5kWhvUbDkCc3w3rKvh4kjobhx5MzT8swbMY6-LdCU7Fdece-8SPTgT0tOH0YJNsyqS5OelYsLfXaDgCi-aeFZh78pAujD12DaChaVtI2ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to send House Bill 166 to the speaker after members debated changes to the burden of proof in death penalty sentencing.

Committee counsel described the bill, saying, “House Bill 166 requires the Commonwealth to prove during the sentencing phase of a death penalty trial that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances beyond a reasonable doubt to impose a sentence of death.” Counsel also said the bill takes effect in 60 days and that there were no amendments.

Representative Bonner, the sponsor, urged support and framed the change as aligning the sentencing-phase burden of proof with the guilt phase, saying jurors should have the same “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard before the state seeks to impose a sentence of death. Bonner summarized historical Supreme Court concerns from 1972 about arbitrary application of the death penalty and outlined the two-phase structure that many states adopted after that decision.

Representative Hohenstein said the bill “reflects a better balancing of the very weighty considerations” involved in capital cases and said he would vote yes. Representative Rabe said the bill’s language promotes fairness and inclusive considerations and that it should garner bipartisan support. Representative Borowicz was recorded as a negative vote; the chair asked to record everyone else as affirmative and the committee referred the bill to the speaker.

The committee record indicates the bill was advanced without amendments and will next be considered for scheduling by the speaker’s office.","The House Judiciary Committee voted to refer House Bill 166 to the speaker; the bill would require the Commonwealth to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors before imposing a death sentence.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6353650,"House panel advances bill allowing Office of Inspector General enforcement officers to carry firearms",113,403000,516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2221109-c65ec0c83279107bb1d247801b4dc235&start=403&end=516","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2221109-c65ec0c83279107bb1d247801b4dc235/thumbnail_403000.jpg","/articles/6353650/Pennsylvania/House-panel-advances-bill-allowing-Office-of-Inspector-General-enforcement-officers-to-carry-firearms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353650-97fb6c13cc76b8152402ad6630d105a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1776559877&Signature=Dk3FAI6URdO6~QCFMViEw2LnY5mwlq5XQEFtyQUXLlFPWOdmwZt-eyc6DPC48Ujo4yUCDltE33IT2d52qakP7f1FMZWg7MhxYUyZ7hkMBf2V4c8ivL6mGw-A5L4SRBojwm8lwRoVOinGMCs50QwKaLjhADpNNn1kzkwpI3JOcP~iWhaGwXnBm13zejvgd3BSwapZm9F2Q9X6~K4p1CyifLNuWC2g23VBF-I-HRxmRAE9GrgO1SGEtRZbm10oxmYjjDJUPCOWlWzT7rZVYspP2i~FtmR~e9PCzbVoaVzIaFY0g7BYlumpRKi35cy28abxwIK0HqrvkPGKwQZeXVIEJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to refer House Bill 36 to the speaker after members debated whether the Office of Inspector General should have armed enforcement officers.

Counsel told the committee that “House Bill 36 authorizes enforcement officers employed by the Office of Inspector General to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties after completing firearms training,” and that the bill would take effect immediately. Counsel also said there were no amendments to the bill.

Representative Borowicz opposed the bill on cultural grounds and criticized the inspector general’s hiring practices, saying, “while you were refusing and they're refusing to hire for competence and merit, instead, they use DEI.” He also said he would cast a “no” vote and criticized what he described as “this nonsense.”

Chairman Bridal moved the bill and Representative Raab seconded the motion; Representative Donna Hu was recorded as the second on the earlier motion. The chair asked to record Representative Borowicz in the negative and “everyone else in the affirmative,” and the committee referred the bill to the speaker.

The committee record shows the measure was considered without amendments and was forwarded to the speaker’s office for further action.

The referral means the full House will next decide whether to schedule the bill for floor consideration.","The House Judiciary Committee voted to refer House Bill 36 to the speaker after brief debate; the bill would authorize enforcement officers employed by the Office of Inspector General to carry firearms while on duty after completing firearms training and would take effect immediately.","actionData","errors"]

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