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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026

HB 1579

An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in constables, further providing for townships, providing for bond, further providing for police officers, providing for bail bond enforcement agent, for professional bondsman, for debt collection, for other incompatible employment, for disqualification and for nepotism, further providing for conduct and insurance, for program established, for program contents, for restricted account and for general imposition of duties and grant of powers, providing for constabulary badge and uniform, repealing provisions relating to arrest of offenders against forest laws, further providing for executions, for arrest in boroughs, for fees and for specific fees, repealing provisions relating to impounding, selling and viewing fees, further providing for seizure fees, for election notice in certain areas, for incompetence and for compensation violation, repealing provisions relating to failure to serve in a township and providing for oversight; authorizing county constabulary review boards; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and imposing penalties.

Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Summary AI-generated

HB 1579 amends Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes regarding constables, covering provisions for townships, bonds, police officers, and bail bond enforcement agents. The bill addresses debt collection, professional bondsman regulations, nepotism, conduct, insurance, and the establishment of a constabulary badge and uniform. Additionally, it repeals specific provisions related to forest law arrests and impounding fees while authorizing county constabulary review boards and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Issue tags AI-classified

Criminal Justice & Policing 98% Government Operations & Budget 75%

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