PENNSYLVANIA, April 1 - PRINTER'S NO. 1561

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1259

Session of

2026

INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLETTI, BAKER, SCHWANK, SAVAL, KANE, COSTA,

KIM AND VOGEL, APRIL 1, 2026

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 1, 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.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 6135 of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 6135. Investigation of circumstances of offense.

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(c) Confidentiality of parole review materials.--Except as

provided under section 6139(a)(5) (relating to parole

procedure), records or information furnished to the board by a

public official or public employee under subsection (b):

(1) Shall be deemed confidential and privileged.

(2) Shall not be subject to subpoena or discovery.

(3) Shall not be introduced into evidence in a judicial

or administrative proceeding.

(4) Shall not be released to the offender.

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