HB 1511 — An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for miscellaneous provisions and for violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods; establishing the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

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BROWN, BOYD, DELOZIER, SANCHEZ, KHAN, DONAHUE, KUZMA, BOROWSKI, SHUSTERMAN, PARKER, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DOUGHERTY, KAIL, COOPER, ECKER, CIRESI,CIRESI RIGBY AND MADSEN,RIGBY, MAY 28, 2025 ASREFERRED AMENDEDTO COMMITTEE ON SECONDJUDICIARY, CONSIDERATION,MAY HOUSE29, OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 9, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania andConsolidated forStatutes, violentproviding incidentfor clearancemiscellaneous andprovisions technologicalrovisions investigative methods;

"Cleared by arrest." Referring to a case AN OFFENSE in which <-- a law enforcement agency reports that the case is solved and <-- closed for crime reporting purposes, when at least one individual has been arrested, charged with the commission of the offense and turned over to the court for prosecution, whether following arrest, court summons or police notice.

"Cleared by exceptional means." Referring to a case AN <-- OFFENSE in which a law enforcement agency has:

20250HB1511PN1872 - 2 - "Homicide." Either of the following:

20250HB1511PN1767 - 2 - (1) Murder of the first degree as defined in 18 Pa.C.S.

(1) Hiring, retaining and training personnel to 20250HB1511PN1872 - 3 - investigate homicides and other violent crimes.

20250HB1511PN1767 - 3 - (2) Acquiring, upgrading or replacing technology or equipment related to evidence collection, evidence processing and forensic testing related to homicides and other violent crimes.

(2) The commission shall reserve not less than 10% of 20250HB1511PN1872 - 4 - available grants under the program for law enforcement 20250HB1511PN1767 - 4 - agencies serving rural communities.

Each grant recipient under the program shall submit a report to the commission annually in the form and manner determined by <-- the commission.

(1) The fraction of cases in each offense type that were <-- cleared by arrest and cleared by exceptional means.

(1) THE NUMBER OF CRIMINAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING ONE OR <-- MORE HOMICIDES OR VIOLENT OFFENSES AS FOLLOWS:

(I) THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDES OR VIOLENT OFFENSES PER CRIMINAL INCIDENT.

(II) THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES INVOLVED IN EACH CRIMINAL INCIDENT THAT WERE CLEARED BY ARREST.

(III) THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES INVOLVED IN EACH CRIMINAL INCIDENT THAT WERE CLEARED BY EXCEPTIONAL MEANS.

(2) FOR EACH OFFENSE IN PARAGRAPH (1), THE DATE THE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED AND THE DATE THE OFFENSE WAS CLEARED.

(4) The number of personnel hired or assigned to 20250HB1511PN1872 - 5 - collect, process and test forensic evidence.

20250HB1511PN1767 - 5 - and (2) the program's impact, strengths and areas of potential improvement.

(i) The fraction of cases in each offense OFFENSES <-- IN EACH category that were cleared by arrest and cleared by exceptional means.

20250HB1511PN1872 - 6 - (ii) Areas for improvement that would enhance the impact of the program specifically and increase clearance rates generally.

(c) Submittal.--No later than one year after the effective date of this subsection and by December MARCH 31 of each year <-- thereafter, the commission shall submit an evaluation in accordance with this section to:

20250HB1511PN1767 - 6 - (3) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate.

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