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PA HB2231
PA HB2231In preliminary provisions, adopting the Uniform Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act; requiring recordings of interrogations; and imposing functions on the Attorney General.
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Introduced
04/24/2024
04/24/2024
In Committee
04/24/2024
04/24/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, adopting the Uniform Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act; requiring recordings of interrogations; and imposing functions on the Attorney General.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to adopt the Uniform Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act. The key provisions of the bill include requiring law enforcement to electronically record in their entirety custodial interrogations related to crimes of violence, with certain exceptions such as exigent circumstances or the individual's refusal to be recorded. The bill also imposes duties on the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to implement the law and monitor compliance by law enforcement agencies.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (12)
Tim Briggs (D)*,
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Kyle Donahue (D),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Lee James (R),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Last Action
Laid on the table (on 04/29/2024)
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