HB 2242 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in the Governor as Commander-in-Chief, further providing for powers of Governor.

PRINTER'S NO.    2935

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2242
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, GUENST, SANCHEZ, WAXMAN, PIELLI, HILL-
        EVANS, VITALI, HANBIDGE, KENYATTA, MAYES, HOWARD, RIVERA,
        CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CERRATO, HOHENSTEIN AND BOYD,
        FEBRUARY 24, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 25, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in the Governor as Commander-in-Chief,
 3      further providing for powers of Governor.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Section 501 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 501.   Powers of Governor.
 9      (a)   Governor as Commander-in-Chief.--The Governor of this
10   Commonwealth as Commander-in-Chief shall have the powers
11   enumerated hereafter in this title over the Pennsylvania
12   military forces which includes the Pennsylvania National Guard
13   when not absent from this Commonwealth on the call or order of
14   the United States and the Pennsylvania Guard when formed,
15   organized and equipped under order from the Governor in
16   conformity with this title.
17      (b)   Prohibition on outside armed military forces.--
 1        (1)   An armed military force from another state or
 2    territory may not enter this Commonwealth for the purpose of
 3    engaging in military duty unless:
 4              (i)    The Governor has provided express permission to
 5        the force.
 6              (ii)    The force has been called into Federal service
 7        and is acting under authority of the President of the
 8        United States.
 9        (2)   The Governor may provide express permission to an
10    armed military force under paragraph (1) for not more than 30
11    days in a calendar year, unless a longer period of time is
12    approved by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly.
13    Section 2.      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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