Pennsylvania HR660: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of security at magisterial district courts in this Commonwealth, including an update of prior findings and recommendations, an assessment of current security conditions, practices, incidents and recommendations for minimum security standards and implementation.

What the bill says

A resolution Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of security at magisterial district courts in this Commonwealth, including an update of prior findings and recommendations, an assessment of current security conditions, practices, incidents and recommendations for minimum security standards and implementation.

From the introduced text, October 16, 2026:

A RESOLUTION Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of security at magisterial district courts in this Commonwealth, including an update of prior findings and recommendations, an assessment of current security conditions, practices, incidents and recommendations for minimum security standards and implementation. WHEREAS, Magisterial district courts are an integral part of the Unified Judicial System of the Commonwealth and serve as the first point of contact with Pennsylvania's judicial system for many residents; and WHEREAS, Magisterial district judges preside over criminal preliminary arraignments and preliminary hearings, summary proceedings, landlord-tenant matters, civil claims within their jurisdiction, protection from abuse proceedings as authorized by law and other matters that routinely bring judges and court employees into direct contact with criminal defendants, victims, witnesses, litigants and members of the public; and WHEREAS, Unlike county courthouses, magisterial district courts are dispersed throughout communities and operate in a wide variety of county-owned and leased facilities, including stand-alone offices, municipal buildings, commercial properties and other locations that were not necessarily designed for modern court security needs; and WHEREAS, Because security for magisterial district courts is implemented principally at the county and judicial district level, the type and level of security available at individual courts can vary substantially based on facility design, staffing, local policy and available financial resources; and WHEREAS, Security threats …