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PA HB1360

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Scott Conklin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a statewide registry requiring individuals convicted of arson or related offenses under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301 to register with Pennsylvania State Police within 14 days of release from incarceration, parole, probation, or arrival in the Commonwealth

  • Imposes lifetime registration for adult offenders; juvenile offenders must register until age 25, after which their records are destroyed

  • Requires registrants to provide name, Social Security number, current and intended residences, student enrollment information, photographs, and fingerprints, and to report any changes within 14 days

  • Pennsylvania State Police must notify fire chiefs and chief law enforcement officers in municipalities where registrants reside or attend school within 5 days of registration

  • Registry information is restricted to law enforcement officers, fire chiefs, and fire investigators—not available to the public—and failure to register is a third-degree misdemeanor

Legislative Description

Requiring persons convicted of arson and related offenses to register with local authorities; providing for duties of the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Parole Board; and imposing a penalty.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

4/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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