Bill Text: PA HR86 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the Pennsylvania Capitol Police on the occasion of its 114th anniversary on March 26, 2009.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 39-23)

Status: (Passed) 2009-03-24 - Adopted [HR86 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR86-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 508
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 86 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CREIGHTON, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, W. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, METCALFE, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PHILLIPS, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, ROSS, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Pennsylvania Capitol Police on the occasion of its
114th anniversary on March 26, 2009.
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Capitol Police was established on
March 26, 1895, through the signing of enabling legislation
under Governor Daniel Hartman Hastings, the 23rd Governor of
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The Capitol Police was the first police agency under
Commonwealth jurisdiction and is the second oldest state police
organization in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The Capitol Police is a multifaceted law enforcement
entity with varied responsibilities and is charged with
achieving a safe environment free of crime, investigating all
crimes committed on State property, protecting and serving
employees and visitors while on State property as well as
protecting property and grounds throughout the Capitol Complex
and at State office buildings in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
Scranton; and
WHEREAS, The Capitol Police accomplishes these services by
foot patrol, K-9 patrol or bike or police vehicle patrol; and
WHEREAS, The Capitol Police offers training needs for all
State officials and employees in bomb threat management, bomb
recognition, crime prevention, personal safety and workplace
security; and
WHEREAS, On July 9, 2005, the Capitol Police became an
accredited police department through the Pennsylvania Law
Enforcement Accreditation Commission and the Pennsylvania Chiefs
of Police Association; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the
Pennsylvania Capitol Police on the occasion of its 114th
anniversary on March 26, 2009.
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