HB 1511 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for miscellaneous provisions and for violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods; establishing the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

HB 1511 creates the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program within Pennsylvania's Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The bill requires the Commission to establish this program, which provides funding and guidance for law enforcement agencies to use technology like digital forensics and data analysis to solve violent crimes more effectively. It directly affects Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies handling violent incidents by mandating new reporting requirements and resource allocation for technology-driven investigations. The program aims to improve clearance rates for violent crimes through standardized, tech-enhanced investigative methods.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 29, 2025 Last action Jun 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1767 Printer's No. PN1872 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated to reflect its status as an amended version (Printer's No. 1872) following second consideration in the House. Substantive changes include clarifying that 'homicide' specifically refers to first and second-degree murder, expanding the list of eligible grant uses to include technology upgrades, and adding new reporting requirements that track the number of offenses per incident and the specific dates offenses were committed and cleared. The evaluation deadline was also moved from December 31 to March 31.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'homicide' was expanded to explicitly include both first and second-degree murder.

REQUIREMENT

New reporting requirements were added to track the number of offenses per criminal incident and the specific dates offenses were committed and cleared.

FISCAL

Grant usage was expanded to include acquiring, upgrading, or replacing technology and equipment for evidence collection and forensic testing.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting program evaluations was changed from December 31 to March 31.

Floor votes · House Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

2020
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 203
Jun 9, 2025
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican101
100 Yea 1
99% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Law & Justice
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 9, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (202-0-1)
house
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
May 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors

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