Pennsylvania SB1269: An Act providing for the installation of electrified security systems on commercial entities' property and property of exclusively nonresidential use.

What the bill says

An act of the General Assembly. Section 3. Electrified security system requirements. (a) Installation.--An entity authorized to conduct business in this Commonwealth under 15 Pa.C.S. (relating to corporations and unincorporated associations) and sole proprietorships may install an electrified security system in accordance with this act. (b) Requirements for compliance.--An electrified security system installation shall: (1) Have an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery not to exceed 12 volts direct current. (2) Interface with a monitored alarm device that transmits a signal.

From the introduced text, April 14, 2026:

an act of the General Assembly. Section 3. Electrified security system requirements. (a) Installation.--An entity authorized to conduct business in this Commonwealth under 15 Pa.C.S. (relating to corporations and unincorporated associations) and sole proprietorships may install an electrified security system in accordance with this act. (b) Requirements for compliance.--An electrified security system installation shall: (1) Have an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery not to exceed 12 volts direct current. (2) Interface with a monitored alarm device that transmits a signal to the installer or a person that is monitoring or otherwise instructed to notify a public safety agency of the alarm. The system may not directly connect to or call law enforcement. (3) Be located four inches to eight inches behind a nonelectrified perimeter barrier and have a total height of either two feet higher than the nonelectrified perimeter barrier or 10 feet, whichever is greater. (4) Be located on property that is not designated by a municipality exclusively for residential use. (5) Be clearly identified with warning signs containing the international warning symbol for electric shock at 20260SB1269PN1582 - 2 - intervals of not greater than 30 linear feet. (c) Installer requirements.--The installer of an electrified security system shall provide notice to the municipality that the electrified security system has been installed pursuant to subsection …

Read the full official text