PennsylvaniaPennsylvania commission would fund task forces on online child crimes
The measure would set up a program in Pennsylvania's crime commission to use available money for grants supporting law enforcement task forces and training.
What it does
Available program money would support task forces investigating online sexual offenses against children, federal child-exploitation task forces, and training for task force members.
The commission would set grant rules and score applications while considering where task forces are located.
Grants through the program would be in addition to any federal or state funding recipients receive.
Argument forGrants could help law enforcement agencies form task forces and train members to investigate online sexual offenses against children.
Argument againstTask forces in some parts of the state could receive less support if the grant scoring favors geographic coverage elsewhere.
More detail
The measure would set up a program and use available money for grants. Grants could support task forces of state or local investigators and prosecutors, with possible forensic or education specialists. They would cover online sexual offenses against people under 18, federal child-exploitation task forces, or training for those task forces. Grants would use money available to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for this program.
The commission would set grant rules and a scoring process. The rules would apply to grants under the Internet Crimes Against Children Program. The scoring process must consider how task forces are spread across the state.
Program grants would add to other funding. This applies to grants received through the Internet Crimes Against Children Program.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 22Act No. 71 of 2026Latest
- Oct 22Approved by the Governor Josh ShapiroBecame Law
- Oct 22Presented to the GovernorTo Governor
- Oct 22Signed in Senate
- Oct 21Signed in House
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Oct 21House concurred in Senate amendments
- Oct 21Re-reported on concurrence, as committedMinor
- Oct 21Referred to RulesMinor
- Oct 21Third consideration and final passagePassed Senate
- Oct 20Re-reported as amendedMajor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment A04699. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 29Re-referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Sep 29Second considerationMinor
- Sep 28First considerationMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Judiciary): Reported as Committed. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 28Reported as committedMinor
- May 7Referred to JudiciaryMinor
- May 6Third consideration and final passagePassed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Re-reported as committedMinor
- May 5Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- May 5Second considerationMinor
- May 4Removed from table
- 2025
- May 5Laid on the table
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Judiciary): Adopt Amendment A00409. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5First considerationMinor
- May 5Reported as amendedMajor
- Apr 1Referred to JudiciaryIntroduced
- May 5Laid on the table
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