Pennsylvania HB2062: An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for special emergency response teams.

What the bill says

Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for special emergency response teams.

From the introduced text, December 3, 2025:

Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for special emergency response teams. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read: CHAPTER 22 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Subchapter A. Preliminary Provisions (Reserved) B. Terms and Units SUBCHAPTER A PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS (Reserved) SUBCHAPTER B TEAMS AND UNITS Sec. 2211. Special emergency response teams. § 2211. Special emergency response teams. (a) Establishment.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall establish six response teams that consist of officers or members of the Pennsylvania State Police for the purpose of responding to incidents that require a timely and tactical response. (b) Implementation.--The commissioner shall assign one team to each of the following geographic regions which shall be delineated by the (2) North Central; (3) Northeast; (4) Southeast; (5) Central-South Central; and (6) Southwest. (c) Duties.--The commissioner, in consultation with the commission, shall determine the scope of duties to be performed by the response teams. (d) Training.--The commissioner, in consultation with the commission, shall establish mandatory training requirements for the response teams. The training requirements shall include: (1) Safe building entry and room clearing procedures. (2) Internal team coordination and communication during tactical operations. (3) Threat identification and decision making under …

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Sponsors

• Seth Grove (R, 196) · primary sponsor
• Robert James (R, 64)
• Tina Pickett (R, 110)
• Marc Anderson (R, 92)
• Aaron Bernstine (R, 8)
• Dane Watro (R, 116)

Latest actions

1. December 3, 2025: Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 3, 2025

Common questions

What is HB2062?

HB2062 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for special emergency response teams.

What does HB2062 do?

In its own words: Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for special emergency response teams.

What is the status of HB2062?

In committee as of December 3, 2025. Latest action: Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 3, 2025 (December 3, 2025).

Who sponsored HB2062?

Seth Grove (R, 196), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2062?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2062