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Committee moves to abolish obsolete Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Summary
House Bill 1427, sponsored by Representative Kuzma, would formally abolish a Pennsylvania Crime Commission whose duties transferred to the Pennsylvania State Police in 1993; committee counsel said the bill takes effect in 60 days and committee reported the bill as committed by unanimous vote.
The House Judiciary Committee reported House Bill 1427, a measure to formally abolish an obsolete Pennsylvania Crime Commission whose duties were transferred to the Pennsylvania State Police in 1993.
Representative Kuzma told the committee that the board had its authority transferred in 1993 and that the statutory authority "expired in 1994," but the underlying legislation was never repealed. Counsel said the bill "takes effect in 60 days and there are no amendments."
Committee leadership noted the bill is part of broader work to identify and remove outdated criminal statutes from the code. The committee reported House Bill 1427 as committed by a unanimous vote.
