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PA HB2345

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jason Ortitay

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Domestic Violence Home Security Grant Program within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to provide grants to domestic violence victims for residential security improvements

  • Eligible security measures include reinforced doors and locks, window locks, shatter-resistant glass, security cameras, alarm systems, motion-detection lighting, and personal alarm devices

  • Applicants must provide documentation of domestic violence status, such as a protection from abuse order, police report, criminal complaint, or certification from a domestic violence service provider

  • Commission may prioritize applications based on risk factors including recent separation from an abuser, abuser's release from incarceration, severity of prior violence, protection order violations, and presence of children in the household

  • Personally identifiable information of applicants is confidential and exempt from public disclosure; act takes effect in 60 days

Legislative Description

Establishing the Domestic Violence Home Security Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

3/31/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/31/2026

Full Bill Text

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