Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2299: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions; and, in recordings by law enforcement officers, further providing for definitions.
Status: Signed into law, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act providing for commissioning as police officers certain employes of institutions maintained in whole or in part by the Commonwealth; conferring upon them the powers of constables in certain cases; and imposing duties on wardens and keepers of jails, police stations and lock- ups," provided that the individual is not intercepting the communication from inside the residence of an employee of the Department of Corrections without the consent of the employee or prior court approval. (x) An officer as defined under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9911 (relating to definitions). * * * Section 2. The definition o.
From the introduced text, March 18, 2026:
An act providing for commissioning as police officers certain employes of institutions maintained in whole or in part by the Commonwealth; conferring upon them the powers of constables in certain cases; and imposing duties on wardens and keepers of jails, police stations and lock- ups," provided that the individual is not intercepting the communication from inside the residence of an employee of the Department of Corrections without the consent of the employee or prior court approval. (x) An officer as defined under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9911 (relating to definitions). * * * Section 2. The definition of "law enforcement officer" in section 67A01 of Title 42 is amended by adding a paragraph to read: § 67A01. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: * * * "Law enforcement officer." Any of the following: * * * (10) An officer as defined under section 9911 (relating 20260HB2299PN3019 - 3 - to definitions). * * * Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 20260HB2299PN3019 - 4 -