l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 279

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for use of force and deadly force policy for law enforcement agencies; imposing duties on the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission; and making an editorial change.

In the Senate's Judiciary Committee since February 25, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

7 co-sponsors

Timothy P. Kearney, Vincent J. Hughes, Judith L. Schwank, Jay Costa, Art Haywood, John I. Kane, Amanda M. Cappelletti

Its course

February 25 to February 25, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action1 action on 1 day

In the SenateFrom Feb 25

JudiciaryFrom Feb 25

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 25

  1. Feb 25Sent to JUDICIARY
All 1 actions, as published
  1. Feb 25Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 25, 2025Senate