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PA HB940
PA HB940In burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; in emergency medical services system, providing for injured police animals; in immunities generally, further providing for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers.
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Introduced
03/17/2021
03/17/2021
In Committee
07/07/2022
07/07/2022
Crossed Over
06/09/2021
06/09/2021
Passed
07/08/2022
07/08/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/11/2022
07/11/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (HEALTH AND <-- SAFETY), 42 (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for definitions, for the offense of burglary and for the offense of criminal trespass; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police animals; IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL <-- SERVICES SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR INJURED POLICE ANIMALS; IN IMMUNITIES GENERALLY, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDER AND BYSTANDER GOOD SAMARITAN CIVIL IMMUNITY; and, in employees, providing for canine training standards for police officers.
AI Summary
This bill amends several titles of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to provide additional protections for police animals and enhance penalties for harming or killing them during burglary, criminal trespass, or other felonies. It allows emergency response providers to transport and provide emergency medical care to injured police animals, and it establishes canine training and certification standards for police officers. The bill also further defines "police animal" and "emergency response provider" for the purposes of civil immunity when rendering aid to these animals.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (35)
Jim Rigby (R)*,
Marty Causer (R),
Eric Davanzo (R),
Michael Driscoll (D),
Torren Ecker (R),
Frank Farry (R),
Mark Gillen (R),
Jim Gregory (R),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Johnathan Hershey (R),
Lee James (R),
Barry Jozwiak (R),
Josh Kail (R),
Rob Kauffman (R),
Jerry Knowles (R),
Anita Kulik (D),
Kurt Masser (R),
Rob Mercuri (R),
Dan Moul (R),
Eric Nelson (R),
Donna Oberlander (R),
F. Todd Polinchock (R),
Frank Ryan (R),
Christopher Sainato (D),
Tommy Sankey (R),
Lynda Schlegel-Culver (R),
Lou Schmitt (R),
Jason Silvis (R),
Brian Smith (R),
Jim Struzzi (R),
Wendi Thomas (R),
Thom Welby (D),
Jeff Wheeland (R),
Craig Williams (R),
Dave Zimmerman (R),
Last Action
Act No. 60 of 2022 (on 07/11/2022)
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