A bill introduced Sept. 18, 2025, in the Pennsylvania House would allow commercial and industrial entities to install electrified security systems on nonresidential property subject to technical, placement and notification requirements. Representatives Conklin, Neilson, Waxman, Hill‑Evans, Merski, Sanchez and Green introduced House Bill 1871, titled the Commercial and Industrial Products and Property Protection Act.

The measure sets specifications for permitted electrified security systems, including compliance with the 3.0 edition of International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60335‑2‑76; an energizer powered by a commercial storage battery not to exceed 12 volts direct current; and placement limits that keep the energized components four to eight inches behind a nonelectrified perimeter barrier. The bill excludes fence systems used primarily for containment of livestock or other animals.

Bill text says the systems must interface with a monitored alarm device that transmits a signal to the alarm monitoring company in response to intrusion and “may not directly connect to or call law enforcement.” Installers are required to notify the municipality where the system is installed and provide the alarm company installation name and the business entity name and address for the installation. A municipality may require registration of the alarm system and may prohibit systems that do not meet the bill’s requirements.

The bill also specifies physical placement and signage requirements: the energized components must be located four inches to eight inches behind a nonelectrified perimeter barrier that is at least five feet high and no more than 10 feet high, or up to two feet higher than the nonelectrified perimeter barrier, whichever is higher. Warning signs displaying the international electrified warning symbol must be placed at intervals of not greater than 30 linear feet. The bill limits installation to property that is not designated by a municipality exclusively for residential use.

The bill contains a construction clause stating that nothing in the act shall be construed to apply to 18 Pa.C.S. § 7511(f) (relating to control of alarm devices and automatic dialing devices). The text says the act would take effect immediately if enacted. The bill was referred to the Committee on Commerce on Sept. 22, 2025.

Details required by the bill are technical and prescriptive: the specified international technical standard, a maximum battery voltage, precise siting behind a nonelectrified barrier, a prohibition on systems directly calling law enforcement, mandatory municipal notification by the installer, and authorization for local governments to register or prohibit noncompliant systems. The bill defines “commercial entity” as an entity authorized to do business in the Commonwealth by being certified to conduct business by the Department of State and defines “electrified security system” in the statute’s text.

Because this text is the bill itself, it does not include recorded debate, public comment or votes. Next steps for House Bill 1871 would follow legislative procedure, beginning with Committee consideration by the House Committee on Commerce.