HB 445 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for security from searches and seizures.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-03
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 3, 2025
Sponsors
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- David M. Maloney (R, PA-130) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Stephanie Borowicz (R, PA-76) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Dane Watro (R, PA-116) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Brad Roae (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Dallas Kephart (R, PA-73) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 3, 2025
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Bill text
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 423
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 445
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCIALABBA, LEADBETER, HAMM, KAUFFMAN, SMITH,
MALONEY, ROWE, BOROWICZ, KRUPA AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for security from searches
3 and seizures.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 8 of Article I be amended to read:
9 § 8. Security from searches and seizures.
10 The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
11 land and possessions from unreasonable searches and seizures,
12 and no warrant to search any place or to seize any person or
13 things shall issue without describing them as nearly as may be,
14 nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation
15 subscribed to by the affiant.
16 Section 2. The following procedures apply to the proposed
17 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
18 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
1 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
2 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
3 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
4 of Pennsylvania.
5 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
6 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
7 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
8 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
9 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
10 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
11 Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
12 meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
13 Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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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 | Brad Roae (R, state_lower PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dallas Kephart (R, state_lower PA-73) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dane Watro (R, state_lower PA-116) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | David M. Maloney (R, state_lower PA-130) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Stephanie Borowicz (R, state_lower PA-76) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg