HB 1481 — An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for civilian community relations specialists; establishing the Civilian Community Relations Specialists Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-09
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 9, 2025
Sponsors
- Shelby Labs (R, PA-143) — sponsor · 2025-09-09
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Abby Major (R, PA-60) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Natalie Mihalek (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Kathleen C. Tomlinson (R, PA-18) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 9, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 2272
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1481
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LABS, MARCELL, MAJOR, MIHALEK, TOMLINSON,
ARMANINI, STAATS AND GILLEN, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for civilian community
3 relations specialists; establishing the Civilian Community
4 Relations Specialists Fund; and imposing duties on the
5 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
9 Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
10 CHAPTER 75
11 CIVILIAN COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALISTS
12 Sec.
13 7501. Scope of chapter.
14 7502. Definitions.
15 7503. Duties of commission.
16 7504. Fund.
17 § 7501. Scope of chapter.
18 This chapter relates to civilian community relations
19 specialists.
1 § 7502. Definitions.
2 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
3 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
4 context clearly indicates otherwise:
5 "Civilian community relations specialist." An individual who
6 works with a law enforcement agency and whose duties include,
7 without limitation, developing and implementing programs in the
8 community to prevent crime, build public trust, promote
9 community-oriented policing, advocate on behalf of victims and
10 engage in public awareness on a variety of topics of interest to
11 the community.
12 "Commission." The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
13 Delinquency.
14 "Fund." The Civilian Community Relations Specialists Fund
15 established in section 7504(a) (relating to fund).
16 "Law enforcement agency." A police department of a
17 municipality.
18 "Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town
19 or township of this Commonwealth.
20 § 7503. Duties of commission.
21 The commission shall, in consultation with the Pennsylvania
22 State Police:
23 (1) Develop and administer programs for civilian
24 community relations specialists to assist law enforcement
25 agencies.
26 (2) Coordinate resources with law enforcement agencies
27 to create and maintain positions for civilian community
28 relations specialists.
29 (3) Assess the proper operation of civilian community
30 relations specialists across this Commonwealth and their role
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1 with law enforcement agencies.
2 (4) Adopt or promulgate any necessary rules or
3 regulations to implement and administer this chapter.
4 § 7504. Fund.
5 The Civilian Community Relations Specialists Fund is
6 established in the State Treasury. The money in the fund is
7 appropriated on a continuing basis to the commission for the
8 purposes of this chapter. Interest earned by the fund shall be
9 paid into the fund.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby Labs (R, state_lower PA-143) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Abby Major (R, state_lower PA-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Kathleen C. Tomlinson (R, state_lower PA-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Natalie Mihalek (R, state_lower PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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