An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of false alarms to agencies of public safety.
This bill amends Pennsylvania law to clarify the definitions of "law enforcement agency" and "law enforcement officer" within the state's statutes on crimes and offenses. It specifies that a law enforcement agency is any agency in the Commonwealth that employs a law enforcement officer, while defining an officer as someone with the same legal status as a peace officer. These changes aim to ensure consistent terminology when applying laws related to false alarms and intimidation against public safety personnel. The update does not create new crimes but rather standardizes how existing legal terms are interpreted.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 23, 2023
Last action Oct 21, 2024
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jun 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
Jun 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vincent Hughes
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Comitta
DDemocratic
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Dan Laughlin
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
Jay Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Dillon
DDemocratic
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Michele Brooks
RRepublican
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