Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 17 D cosponsors

HR 136 — A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and establish an advisory committee to determine the impact on Pennsylvania taxpayers of Pennsylvania State Police full or partial police services for municipalities that do not maintain full police coverage.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 24, 2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill directs a study on the impact of state police services for municipalities without full police coverage.

This resolution calls for a study by the Joint State Government Commission to assess how state police services affect Pennsylvania taxpayers, especially in municipalities lacking full police coverage. An advisory committee will be established to support this evaluation.

Summary

Study on Law Enforcement Local Coverage (Former HR438)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 60 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HR 136 expand the representation on the Joint State Government Commission by including more diverse organizations that advocate for various municipal governments in Pennsylvania. This change aims to ensure a broader range of perspectives is considered in studying the costs and impacts of police services. Specifically, the bill emphasizes understanding how these costs affect taxpayers and how policing responsibilities impact both municipalities with and without their own police departments. This matters because it promotes a fairer and more comprehensive approach to evaluating public safety funding and local government needs.

→
Previous
Latest
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
PRINTER'S NO.
1066 PRINTER'S NO.
1066 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE RESOLUTION Session of No.
3317 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE RESOLUTION Session of No.
136 2025 INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, HANBIDGE, KENYATTA, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, DELLOSO, HADDOCK, SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOROWSKI, MALAGARI, DONAHUE, DEASY AND GREEN, MARCH 19, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 19, 2025 A RESOLUTION Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and establish an advisory committee to determine the impact on Pennsylvania taxpayers of Pennsylvania State Police full or partial police services for municipalities that do not maintain full police coverage.
136 2025 INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, HANBIDGE, KENYATTA, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, DELLOSO, HADDOCK, SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOROWSKI, MALAGARI, DONAHUE, DEASY AND GREEN, MARCH 19, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 29, 2026 A RESOLUTION Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and establish an advisory committee to determine the full or partial police services for municipalities that doice not maintain full police coverage.
(4) A representative of an organization that advocates 20250HR0136PN3317 - 2 - for chiefs of police.
(4) A representative of an organization that advocates 20250HR0136PN1066 - 2 - for chiefs of police.
(5) A representative of an organization that advocates <-- for municipal governments.
(5) A representative of an organization that advocates for municipal governments.
REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANIZATIONS <-- THAT ADVOCATE FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES AND CLASSES OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
(5) An estimation of the level of fee that would be necessary to cover the cost of Pennsylvania State Police coverage to municipalities that do not have their own local police department and municipalities that provide only partial coverage if the State required a per capita fee to be 20250HR0136PN3317 - 3 - paid by municipalities relying entirely on the Pennsylvania State Police coverage and to require municipalities and individuals that receive part-time coverage to pay a fee equal to one-third the per capita rate.
(5) An estimation of the level of fee that would be necessary to cover the cost of Pennsylvania State Police coverage to municipalities that do not have their own local police department and municipalities that provide only partial coverage if the State required a per capita fee to be paid by municipalities relying entirely on the Pennsylvania State Police coverage and to require municipalities and 20250HR0136PN1066 - 3 - individuals that receive part-time coverage to pay a fee equal to one-third the per capita rate.
(8) The comparative millage rates in municipalities that pay for local police coverage and millage rates in towns <-- MUNICIPALITIES that rely solely on the Pennsylvania State <-- Police for police coverage.
(8) The comparative millage rates in municipalities that pay for local police coverage and millage rates in towns that rely solely on the Pennsylvania State Police for police coverage.
20250HR0136PN3317 - 4 -
20250HR0136PN1066 - 4 -
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 24, 2026

  2. Reported as amended, April 29, 2026

  3. Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 19, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 236 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (236)

236 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 236 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety taxation
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HR 136 do?
Study on Law Enforcement Local Coverage (Former HR438)
Who sponsors HR 136?
HR 136 is sponsored by Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Danilo Burgos (Democratic), David M. Delloso (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), and G. Roni Green (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 136?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HR 136?
Track HR 136 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HR 136

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HR 136

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →