Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Requires neighborhood watch groups (organized to fight crime) to be licensed by the state. Failure to be licensed would be a crime and participants would be labeled vigilantes!
Sponsor: Louise Bishop
Title: Regulating neighborhood watch groups; imposing powers and duties on the Pennsylvania State Police; establishing a fund; and making an appropriation.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, regulating neighborhood watch groups; imposing powers and duties on the Pennsylvania State Police; establishing a fund; and making an appropriation.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: October 16, 2013
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9 sponsors: Bishop, Louise Williams; Brown, Vanessa Lowery; Watson, Katharine M.; Mahoney, Tim; Kortz, II, William C.; Roebuck, Jr., James R.; Cohen, Mark B.; Murt, Thomas P.; Kirkland, Thaddeus
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Oct 16, 2013 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
There have not been any votes on this bill