Judiciary Committee

Senator Lisa Baker, Chair

Judiciary Committee

Senator Lisa Baker, Chair

Meeting to consider SB 92, SB 96, SB 175, SB 326, SB 347, SB 471, SB 475, and SB 490

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Senate Judiciary Committee

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 11:30 a.m.

Room 8E-B, East Wing

Agenda

  • Senate Bill 92, P.N. 47 (Mastriano) — Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to establish a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of drug delivery resulting in death when the defendant has two or more prior felony drug convictions.
    • Amendment No. 00177 (Baker)— Removes exception to enhanced sentencing when a victim is under 13 and the defendant is convicted of third degree murder for the same criminal act.
  • Senate Bill 326, P.N. 256 (Baker/Robinson) — Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act to provide for the automatic scheduling of a substance when the substance is added to the schedules as a controlled substance under federal law.
  • Senate Bill 347, P.N. 284 (Tartaglione) — Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the operation of safe injection sites and provide for related penalties.
  • Senate Bill 475, P.N. 430 (Cappelletti/Baker) — Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) replacing “problem-solving” courts with the term “treatment” courts.
  • Senate Bill 490, P.N. 444 (Robinson) — Amends Title 42 to prohibit an issuing authority from setting non-monetary bail when the defendant is a person posing a threat to public safety.
  • Senate Bill 471, P.N. 425 (Laughlin) — Amends Title 42 to require a prosecuting attorney to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when a defendant is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law. 
  • Senate Bill 96, P.N. 51 (Brooks) — Amends Title 18, section 2706 (relating to terroristic threats) to increase the grading of the offense when the threat relates to a school of institution of higher education and require a person convicted of terroristic threats to pay for the cost of an evacuation or emergency response to the threat.
  • Senate Bill 175, P.N. 114 (Hughes) — Amends Title 18, section 4905 (relating to false alarms to agencies of public safety), by authorizing a court to order a person convicted of the offense to pay for the cost of emergency response.
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