USA - Pennsylvania. The House has approved a legislation that would expand the death penalty

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved 193-0 HB 317, a legislation that would increase the likelihood that those who commit sexually violent murders face the death penalty. House Bill 317 targets people who already are registered as a sex offender or sexually violent predator. Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) sponsored the legislation. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.