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