Pennsylvania 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Died Bipartisan · 28 R · 7 D cosponsors

HB 2512 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration relating to correctional institutions, providing for electronic control gloves.

Last action — Referred to Judiciary

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds a new section to Title 61 providing for the issuance and use of electronic control gloves by corrections officers.

  • 61 Pa.C.S. § 1107

    § 1107. Electronic control gloves. (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the department may issue electronic control gloves to a corrections officer. (b) Exception.--The department shall issue electronic control gloves to a corrections officer who is assigned to any unit that houses inmates who: (1) received disciplinary sanctions; and (2) are segregated from the general inmate population. (c) Policies.--The department shall establish written policies, which shall be public, regarding the proper use, training, maintenance and storage of electronic control gloves issued to corrections officers. (d) Training.--The department may not issue electronic control gloves to a corrections officer under this section until the corrections officer has received training on the proper use of the electronic control gloves in a course approved by the department. (e) Compliance.--A corrections officer who is issued electronic control gloves under this section shall comply with the guidelines established under 18 Pa.C.S. § 508 (relating to use of force in law enforcement) and the written policies established under subsection (c). (f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Electronic control gloves." Gloves equipped with electrodes in the finger pads or palm that emit less than 500 volts of electricity and are designed or intended by the manufacturer to be used, offensively or defensively, to temporarily immobilize, restrain or control an individual.

    This creates a framework for issuing and regulating the use of electronic control gloves by corrections officers.

Action History

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2512?
HB 2512 is sponsored by Torren Ecker, Alec J. Ryncavage (Republican), Carl Walker Metzgar (Republican), Michael Stender (Republican), Dane Watro (Republican), Kerry A. Benninghoff (Republican), Kristin Marcell (Republican), David H. Rowe (Republican), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Clint Owlett (Republican), Jamie L. Flick (Republican), Robert Leadbeter (Republican), Jonathan Fritz (Republican), Brian Smith (Republican), Jack Rader (Republican), Tina Pickett (Republican), Aaron Bernstine (Republican), Doyle Heffley (Republican), Jason Ortitay (Republican), Jim Rigby (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Joe McAndrew (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Rich Irvin (Republican), Shelby Labs (Republican), Joe Hogan (Republican), Mike Jones (Republican), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Thomas H. Kutz (Republican), Dallas Kephart (Republican), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Martin T. Causer (Republican), James B. Struzzi (Republican), Barry Jozwiak, Jim Marshall, Mike Cabell, and Aaron Kaufer.
What is the current status of HB 2512?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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