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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | October 30, 2023 03:14 PM |
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| From: | Representative Perry A. Stambaugh |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Trespassing Study |
| In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation to provide for a study of the Commonwealth’s existing trespass laws, including both trespass on private property while hunting under Title 34 (Game) and non-hunting trespass under Title 18 (Crimes Code). The study will evaluate enforcement and effectiveness of our current trespass laws, as well as offer suggestions for possible improvements. As you may know, trespass on private property while hunting was made a primary offense with penalties increased under Act 107 of 2019 (which expanded Sunday hunting). Even though Act 107 strengthened penalties to be more in line with those contained in Title 18, we still consistently hear complaints of both hunting and non-hunting trespass from our constituents. My legislation seeks to address this issue by directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct or contract a study evaluating Pennsylvania’s trespassing laws and their enforcement with the goal of effectively deterring trespassing on private properties. Thank you for your consideration of this proposal. |
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Introduced as HR284
Memo Updated: October 30, 2023 03:15 PM