HB 2062 — An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for special emergency response teams.

PRINTER'S NO.   2646

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2062
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY GROVE, JAMES, PICKETT, ANDERSON, BERNSTINE AND
        WATRO, NOVEMBER 21, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police,
 3      providing for special emergency response teams.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
 8                                CHAPTER 22
 9                         ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
10   Subchapter
11      A.   Preliminary Provisions (Reserved)
12      B.   Terms and Units
13                               SUBCHAPTER A
14                          PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
15                                (Reserved)
16                               SUBCHAPTER B
17                             TEAMS AND UNITS
18   Sec.
 1   2211.    Special emergency response teams.
 2   § 2211.    Special emergency response teams.
 3      (a)    Establishment.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall
 4   establish six response teams that consist of officers or members
 5   of the Pennsylvania State Police for the purpose of responding
 6   to incidents that require a timely and tactical response.
 7      (b)    Implementation.--The commissioner shall assign one team
 8   to each of the following geographic regions which shall be
 9   delineated by the commissioner:
10             (1)   Northwest;
11             (2)   North Central;
12             (3)   Northeast;
13             (4)   Southeast;
14             (5)   Central-South Central; and
15             (6)   Southwest.
16      (c)    Duties.--The commissioner, in consultation with the
17   commission, shall determine the scope of duties to be performed
18   by the response teams.
19      (d)    Training.--The commissioner, in consultation with the
20   commission, shall establish mandatory training requirements for
21   the response teams. The training requirements shall include:
22             (1)   Safe building entry and room clearing procedures.
23             (2)   Internal team coordination and communication during
24      tactical operations.
25             (3)   Threat identification and decision making under
26      stress.
27             (4)   Use of cover and concealment in dynamic
28      environments.
29             (5)   Prevention of friendly fire and crossfire incidents.
30             (6)   Scenario-based training emphasizing police officer

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 1      safety, civilian protection and lawful use of force.
 2      (e)    Selection.--The commissioner shall determine the
 3   selection process of the response teams officers or members of
 4   the Pennsylvania State Police and shall distribute the criteria
 5   to Pennsylvania State Police stationed at each of the regions
 6   under subsection (b).
 7      (f)    Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
 8   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 9   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
10      "Commission."    The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
11   Delinquency.
12      "Commissioner."    The Commissioner of Pennsylvania State
13   Police.
14      "Response team."     A special emergency response team
15   established under this section.
16      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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