HB 697 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police; and making a repeal.

PRINTER'S NO.   713

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 697
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, MADDEN, VENKAT, HANBIDGE, PIELLI, GIRAL,
        SCHMITT, McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, MALAGARI,
        NEILSON, DONAHUE, KENYATTA, FREEMAN, CIRESI, GALLAGHER, DEASY
        AND CERRATO, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in administrative organization, further
22      providing for Pennsylvania State Police.
23      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24   hereby enacts as follows:
25      Section 1.    Section 205(b) of the act of April 9, 1929
26   (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
27   amended to read:
 1      Section 205.    Pennsylvania State Police.--* * *
 2      (b)     The Pennsylvania State Police shall consist of such
 3   number of officers and enlisted members, and shall be organized
 4   in such manner, as the Commissioner of Pennsylvania State
 5   Police, with the approval of the Governor, shall from time to
 6   time determine[: Provided, however, That the number of officers
 7   and enlisted members shall not exceed in the aggregate at any
 8   time four thousand three hundred ten persons. State police
 9   officers and enlisted members, assigned to duty with the
10   Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Delaware River Joint Toll
11   Bridge Commission, Gaming Enforcement and Liquor Control
12   Enforcement shall not be counted in determining the total number
13   of officers and enlisted members in the Pennsylvania State
14   Police].
15      * * *
16      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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