# Pennsylvania HB 1579: An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in constables, further providing for townships, providing for bond, further providing for police officers, providi . . .ng for bail bond enforcement agent, for professional bondsman, for debt collection, for other incompatible employment, for disqualification and for nepotism, further providing for conduct and insurance, for program established, for program contents, for restricted account and for general imposition of duties and grant of powers, providing for constabulary badge and uniform, repealing provisions relating to arrest of offenders against forest laws, further providing for executions, for arrest in boroughs, for fees and for specific fees, repealing provisions relating to impounding, selling and viewing fees, further providing for seizure fees, for election notice in certain areas, for incompetence and for compensation violation, repealing provisions relating to failure to serve in a township and providing for oversight; authorizing county constabulary review boards; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and imposing penalties.

Pennsylvania HB 1579, An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in constables, further providing for townships, providing for bond, further providing for police officers, providi . . .ng for bail bond enforcement agent, for professional bondsman, for debt collection, for other incompatible employment, for disqualification and for nepotism, further providing for conduct and insurance, for program established, for program contents, for restricted account and for general imposition of duties and grant of powers, providing for constabulary badge and uniform, repealing provisions relating to arrest of offenders against forest laws, further providing for executions, for arrest in boroughs, for fees and for specific fees, repealing provisions relating to impounding, selling and viewing fees, further providing for seizure fees, for election notice in certain areas, for incompetence and for compensation violation, repealing provisions relating to failure to serve in a township and providing for oversight; authorizing county constabulary review boards; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and imposing penalties., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tom Jones (Republican); status in committee, last action 2025-06-09 (Referred to Judiciary) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1579
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in constables, further providing for townships, providing for bond, further providing for police officers, providi . . .ng for bail bond enforcement agent, for professional bondsman, for debt collection, for other incompatible employment, for disqualification and for nepotism, further providing for conduct and insurance, for program established, for program contents, for restricted account and for general imposition of duties and grant of powers, providing for constabulary badge and uniform, repealing provisions relating to arrest of offenders against forest laws, further providing for executions, for arrest in boroughs, for fees and for specific fees, repealing provisions relating to impounding, selling and viewing fees, further providing for seizure fees, for election notice in certain areas, for incompetence and for compensation violation, repealing provisions relating to failure to serve in a township and providing for oversight; authorizing county constabulary review boards; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and imposing penalties.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Referred to Judiciary
- Sponsor: Tom Jones (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tom Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Charity Grimm Krupa (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Olsommer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Prokopiak (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Hogan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathleen C. Tomlinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Marcell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: R. Lee James (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelby Labs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2025-06-09: Referred to Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- PN 1874, 2025-06-09: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1579/PN1874), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1579/PN1874), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1579/PN1874)

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## Sources
- [PN 1874 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1579/PN1874)
- [PN 1874 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1579/PN1874)
- [PN 1874 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1579/PN1874)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1579-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).