Pennsylvania HB2510: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for release or delivery to court and for place of detention.

What the bill says

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for release or delivery to court and for place of detention.

From the introduced text, May 13, 2026:

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for release or delivery to court and for place of detention. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Sections 6326(b), (c), (d) and (e) and 6327 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: § 6326. Release or delivery to court. * * * (b) Detention in police lockup generally prohibited.-- [Unless a child taken into custody is alleged to have committed a crime or summary offense or to be in violation of conditions of probation or other supervision following an adjudication of delinquency, the] Except as provided in subsection (c), no child may [not] be detained in a municipal police lockup or cell or otherwise held [securely] within a law enforcement facility or structure which houses an adult lockup. [A child shall be deemed to be held securely only when physically detained or confined in a locked room or cell or when secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object within the facility.] (c) Detention in police lockup under certain circumstances.--A child alleged to have committed a crime or summary offense or to be in violation of conditions of probation or other supervision following an adjudication of delinquency may be …

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Sponsors

• Liz Hanbidge (D, HD-061) · primary sponsor
• Emily Kinkead (D, 20)
• Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
• Benjamin Waxman (D, 182)
• Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
• Tiburcio, Ana (D, 22)
• La'Tasha Mayes (D, 24)
• Tarik Khan (D, 194)
• Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
• Danielle Otten (D, 155)
• Melissa Shusterman (D, 157)
• Lisa Borowski (D, 168)

Latest actions

1. May 13, 2026: Referred to JUDICIARY, May 13, 2026

Common questions

What is HB2510?

HB2510 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for release or delivery to court and for place of detention.

What does HB2510 do?

In its own words: Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for release or delivery to court and for place of detention.

What is the status of HB2510?

In committee as of May 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to JUDICIARY, May 13, 2026 (May 13, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2510?

Liz Hanbidge (D, HD-061), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2510?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2510