HB 2345 — An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Domestic Violence Home Security Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

PRINTER'S NO.   3118

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 2345
                                                   Session of
                                                     2026

     INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, CONKLIN, MIHALEK AND JAMES,
        MARCH 31, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 31, 2026


                                        AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Domestic Violence
 3      Home Security Grant Program; and imposing duties on the
 4      Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.       Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
 9                                   CHAPTER 75
10               DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOME SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM
11   Subchapter
12      A.     Preliminary Provisions
13      B.     Program
14                                  SUBCHAPTER A
15                             PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
16   Sec.
17   7501.   Scope of chapter.
18   7502.   Definitions.
19   § 7501.    Scope of chapter.
 1      This chapter relates to domestic violence home security
 2   grants.
 3   § 7502.    Definitions.
 4      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
 5   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
 6   context clearly indicates otherwise:
 7      "Commission."     The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
 8   Delinquency.
 9      "Domestic violence."     Conduct constituting abuse as defined
10   in 23 Pa.C.S. § 6102 (relating to definitions).
11      "Eligible applicant."     A victim of domestic violence.
12      "Program."     The Domestic Violence Home Security Grant Program
13   established under section 7511 (relating to establishment of
14   program).
15      "Residential security measure."        A product, service,
16   technology or structural improvement intended to enhance the
17   physical safety and security of a residence, including:
18             (1)   A reinforced door or lock.
19             (2)   A window lock or shatter-resistant glass.
20             (3)   A security camera or surveillance system.
21             (4)   An alarm system or monitoring service.
22             (5)   Motion-detection lighting.
23             (6)   A personal alarm device.
24                                 SUBCHAPTER B
25                                   PROGRAM
26   Sec.
27   7511.   Establishment of program.
28   7512.   Administration of program.
29   7513.   Applications.
30   7514.   Permissible uses of grant.

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 1   7515.    Award or denial of grant.
 2   7516.    Confidentiality.
 3   § 7511.    Establishment of program.
 4      The Domestic Violence Home Security Grant Program is
 5   established in the commission.
 6   § 7512.    Administration of program.
 7      The program shall make grants to eligible applicants to
 8   improve the safety and security of their residences.
 9   § 7513.    Applications.
10      (a)     Development and posting of form.--The commission shall
11   develop a form for an individual to use to apply for a grant
12   under the program. The form:
13             (1)   Must contain:
14                   (i)    The name, address and contact information for
15             the applicant.
16                   (ii)    The requested amount of the grant.
17                   (iii)    The proposed use or uses of the grant.
18             (2)   Shall be posted by the commission on its publicly
19      accessible Internet website.
20      (b)     Submittal of completed form.--The commission shall
21   prescribe the manner in which a completed form must be submitted
22   to the commission for the applicant to receive a grant under the
23   program.
24      (c)     Acceptance of completed form.--The commission shall
25   accept applications under this section on a rolling or annual
26   basis, as determined by the commission.
27      (d)     Documentation.--
28             (1)   As part of the application under this section, the
29      commission shall require reasonable documentation
30      demonstrating that the applicant is a victim of domestic

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 1      violence.
 2             (2)   Acceptable documentation under paragraph (1)
 3      includes:
 4                   (i)    A protection from abuse order issued in
 5             accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to protection
 6             from abuse).
 7                   (ii)    A police report or criminal complaint.
 8                   (iii)    Certification from a domestic violence service
 9             provider.
10                   (iv)    Any other documentation deemed sufficient by
11             the commission.
12      (e)    Prioritization.--The commission may prioritize
13   applications based on risk factors, including:
14             (1)   Recent separation from an abuser or an abusers
15      release from incarceration.
16             (2)   The severity of prior threats or acts of violence.
17             (3)   Violations of a protection order.
18             (4)   The presence of children in the household.
19             (5)   Any other factor indicating elevated risk of harm.
20   § 7514.    Permissible uses of grant.
21      A grant under the program may be used to:
22             (1)   Reduce the risk of repeat victimization by enabling
23      the victim of domestic violence to purchase and implement
24      effective residential security measures to deter further
25      abuse, harassment or intrusion.
26             (2)   Enhance the safety of the victim of domestic
27      violence during periods of heightened risk, including
28      immediately following separation from an abuser or an
29      abuser's release from incarceration.
30             (3)   Assist with other efforts to protect the victim of

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 1      domestic violence from future abuse, harassment or intrusion.
 2   § 7515.   Award or denial of grant.
 3      (a)    Review and determination.--The commission shall review
 4   each completed application under this subchapter to determine
 5   whether the applicant is a victim of domestic violence. For each
 6   eligible applicant, the commission shall determine the amount
 7   of the grant and any condition on the use or uses of the grant.
 8      (b)    Notice.--The commission shall provide the applicant with
 9   notice of the determination under subsection (a). If the
10   commission denies, in full or in part, the request for a grant
11   under this subchapter, the commission shall provide the
12   applicant with reasons for the denial.
13   § 7516.   Confidentiality.
14      Personally identifiable information of applicants under this
15   subchapter shall be confidential and shall not be subject to
16   public disclosure.
17      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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