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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1344: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for definitions; and, in employees, further providing for canine training standards for police officers.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1344 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for definitions; and, in employees, further providing for canine training standards for police officers. Primary sponsor: Mike Armanini (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Act No. 18 of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike ArmaniniPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Mindy FeeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Valerie GaydosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131
Steve MentzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Natalie MihalekCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Jim RigbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Donna ScheurenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Brian SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 18 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in Senate
  5. Signed in House
  6. Third consideration and final passage
  7. Re-reported as committed
  8. Re-referred to Appropriations
  9. Second consideration
  10. First consideration
  11. Reported as committed
  12. Referred to Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source