May. 09, 2016
WHAT: Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on legislation that would amend the burglary statute to provide for the crime of home invasion burglary and a mandatory sentence of five years for anyone who burglarizes a place designed for overnight accommodation while someone is present and is armed with a deadly weapon or commits a crime such as assault, terroristic threat, rape or other form of violence. The bill would enhance the sentence to a 10-year mandatory minimum if the victim is 62 or older or for a second offense.
WHO: Marsico; Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca (D-West Moreland/Armstrong/ Indiana), minority chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia), prime sponsor of
House Bill 2018; members of the committee; Honorable Craig Stedman, Lancaster County district attorney; Artem Ustayev, co-founder/CEO, and Anastasiya Vengerowsky, marketing director/patient liaison, of Helping Hand Hospice Inc. and Helping Hand Home Health Care Agency Inc.; Fraternal Order of Police.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 10, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: American Heritage Federal Credit Union, 2060 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia, 19115.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Will be available at
RonMarsico.com,
RepWhite.com and
PAHouseGOP.com.
Media contact: Autumn Southard, 717.652.3721,
asouthar@pahousegop.com.