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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 46: An Act providing for adoption by the Attorney General of a Statewide model policy related to the prevention of excessive force by law enforcement officers and school security personnel.

In committee 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

SB 46 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for adoption by the Attorney General of a Statewide model policy related to the prevention of excessive force by law enforcement officers and school security personnel. Primary sponsor: Vincent Hughes (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Referred to Law & Justice.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vincent HughesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Maria CollettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Katie MuthCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3

“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. Referred to Law & Justice

Sources

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