SB 911 Pennsylvania Senate · 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.

SB 911 establishes a new "Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program" within Pennsylvania's law enforcement framework. It requires the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to implement this program, focusing on improving the clearance rates of violent crimes through updated investigative techniques. The bill directly affects state agencies, particularly the Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which must develop and manage the program's implementation. Key provisions mandate the Commission to adopt specific methods for using technology in violent crime investigations, aiming to enhance investigative efficiency and outcomes.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jul 8, 2025 Last action Jun 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1283 → Printer's No. PN1841 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its initial version to a later amendment, changing the session dates and printer numbers. The most significant substantive change involves the funding mechanism, which now explicitly ties grant awards to a specific appropriation for violence intervention and prevention, ensuring funds are used to supplement rather than replace existing budgets. Additionally, the reporting requirements were expanded to include more detailed metrics on criminal incidents and forensic evidence processing, while the evaluation timeline was adjusted to require annual reports by March 31.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding sources was clarified to link grants directly to a specific state appropriation, and the definition of eligible uses was reorganized to prioritize retaining existing personnel over hiring new ones.

FISCAL

Added a specific requirement that grants must be funded from the 'Appropriation for Violence Intervention and Prevention' if that appropriation exceeds the amount for the same fiscal year in the previous cycle.

REQUIREMENT

Expanded reporting requirements to include the number of offenses per criminal incident and specific details on forensic evidence processing and technology upgrades.

TIMELINE

Changed the deadline for submitting annual program evaluations from December 31 to March 31.

ELIGIBILITY

Reordered the list of eligible grant uses to prioritize retaining and training existing personnel over hiring new staff for homicide and violent crime investigations.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the 2025-2026 Regular Session and changed the printer number from 1283 to 1841, indicating this is a later version of the legislation.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2026

How they voted

49–1

Passed

Total votes 50

Jun 24, 2026

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 30, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Appropriations

upper

Jun 24, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (49-1)

senate

Jun 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended on second consideration

upper

Oct 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported as amended

upper

Jul 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors