SB 911 — 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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1283911 THE2025 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFPICOZZI, PENNSYLVANIAARGALL, SENATECAPPELLETTI, BILLBARTOLOTTA, SessionVOGEL AND STEFANO, JULY 8, 2025 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JULY 8, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for miscellaneous provisions and for violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods;

911 2025 INTRODUCED BY PICOZZI, ARGALL, CAPPELLETTI, BARTOLOTTA, VOGEL, STEFANO AND MILLER, JULY 8, 2025 SENATOR BAKER, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 28, 2025 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;

"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:

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(2) Acquiring, upgrading or replacing technology or 20250SB0911PN128320250SB0911PN1038 - 3 - equipment related to evidence collection, evidence processing and forensic testing related to homicides and other violent crimes.

20250SB0911PN128320250SB0911PN1038 - 4 - (h) Multijurisdictional applications.--Two or more otherwise eligible law enforcement agencies representing different jurisdictions within this Commonwealth may submit a joint application for a grant under this program.

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 HOMICIDE OR VIOLENT OFFENSES AS FOLLOWS:

(I) THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE 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.

(5) The description of any training developed or 20250SB0911PN1283 - 5 - implemented.

and 20250SB0911PN1038 - 5 - (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.

(ii) Areas for improvement that would enhance the impact of the program specifically and increase clearance 20250SB0911PN1283 - 6 - 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:

(3) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the 20250SB0911PN1038 - 6 - Judiciary Committee of the Senate.

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