SB-3 / State pension restrictions / Faber
Convicted felon loses portion of state retirment benefit that is based on employer contributions. Also forfeits privilege of holding office of honor, trust or profit.
OPAA: Support concept, but as introduced bill is too broad. Should be limited to offenses committed in course of employment. Have to protect dependents in case of long time employees, also variance in penalty for short-time v. Long-time employee. 3/8/07

SB-6 / Personal information / Niehaus
Various provisions concerning safeguarding of personal information and enforcement of identity theft laws.
OPAA: Support 3/8/07 Support provisions re PA personal info 5/17/07

SB-9 / Statute of limitations / Clancy
Removes limitation on prosecution of child felony sex offenses and kidnapping involving a child.
OPAA: Support 3/8/07

SB-10 / SORN / Austria
To state the General Assembly's intentions on SORN law.
OPAA: Support Adam Walsh SORN provisions, oppose changes in criminal penalties. Need more comprehensive approach. 3/8/07

SB-16 / Sexually oriented business / Harris
To regulate sexually oriented businesses.
OPAA: No position 3/8/07

SB-17 / OVI offenses / Grendell
Penalties for repeat OVI offenders and to amend wrongful entrustment law to remove the knowledge element.
OPAA: Codify Schmerber v. California. Provide immunity for medical personnel who withdraw blood. Strict liability with affirmative defense for wrongful entrustment. Tabled breathalyzer provisions until we see what those will be. Discussed making penalty for refusal same as penalty for DEI. Concern that judges would not impose them. Discussion of simply stating that drivers are required to submit to test, no advice or tight to refuse. 3/8/07. Support 9/20/07

SB-18 / Offender records / Clancy
To prohibit the sealing of records for certain sex offenses involving children.
OPAA: except remove offense of public nudity. 3/8/07

SB-21 / Domestic violence / Coughlin
To adopt the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.
OPAA: Support 3/8/07

SB-22 / Sexual predators / Faber
Civil committment and use of global positioning monitoring.
OPAA: Support our version. 3/8/07

SB-23 / Sexual servitude / Goodman
To prohibit trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude.
OPAA: Oppose criminal provisions as duplicative. 3/8/07

SB-36 / Limited home rule / Schuler
To permit townships with smaller populations to adopt limited home rule form of government.
OPAA: Support bill as introduced. Oppose amendment to say prosecutor must represent without additional compensation. 3/8/07

SB-56 / SORN laws / Coughlin
To create the SORN law license plate and to impose certain restrictions.
OPAA: Oppose 3/8/07

SB-70 / Parole board / Miller
To limit a member of the parole board who is not a victim representative to one sex-year term.
OPAA: No position. 3/8/07

SB-71 / Corporal punishment / Miller
To prohibit corporal punishment in schools, and to prohibit all corporal punishment for a child less than 3 or more than 12 years of age.
OPAA: Oppose 3/8/07

SB-73 / Cocaine / Miller
Eliminate the distinction between powder and crack cocaine.
OPAA: Support 3/8/07

SB-91 / Road rage / Grendell
OPAA: Oppose 4/12/07

SB-97 / SORN / Stivers
OPAA: Support 3/8/07

SB-100 / Judicial attacks / Austria
Assault of judge or magistrate
OPAA: Oppose 3/8/07

SB-108 / Judicial release / Schaffer
Prohibits judicial release for offense committed while holding public office.
OPAA: Oppose. Invades discretion. 4/12/07

SB-119 / Delinquent lands / Schuler
Foreclosures, etc.
OPAA: Support 5/17/07

SB-137 / Assault / Austria
Increases penalty for assault against a victim 70 or older.
OPAA: No position, but harmonize on age issue. 4/12/07

SB-145 / Fleeing / Stivers
Offense of fleeing an officer after order to stop.
OPAA: Support but put in Obstructing Official Business, 2921.331. 5/17/07

SB-158 / Traffic offenses / Padgett
Increase penalties for assured clear distance and failure to yield if result in serious physical harm or death.
OPAA: Oppose 5/17/07

SB-159 / Sex offenses / Coughlin
Makes violation of 1000 foot residence rule an F5.
OPAA: Support with personal service of notice. 5/17/07

SB-169 / Medicaid fraud / Goodman
Civil remedies and investigations by AG
OPAA:

SB-171 / Pawnbrokers / Stivers
OPAA: No Position 6/21/07

SB-173 / Dog breeding / Cates
OPAA: No Position 6/21/07

SB-174 / Human cloning / Buehrer
OPAA: Oppose? Unclassified felony. Pre-emption? 6/21/07

SB-180 Courthouse assaults - Cafaro
OPAA:

SB-183 / Importuning / Schaffer
Mandatory prison terms
OPAA: Oppose mandatory, support presumptions 6/21/07

SB-184 / Self Defense / Buehrer
OPAA: Oppose 6/21/07

SB-197 / Sealed records / Smith
OPAA: Oppose 6/21/07

SB-204 / Motorcycle seizures / Cafaro
OPAA: Oppose, see HB-278

SB-205 / Human Trafficking / Fedor
OPAA: Oppose, see SB-23, HB-15

SB-208 / Prison sentences / Grendell
Repeat offender, longest term; double sentences for two or more
OPAA: Support

SB-209 / Public defender / Carey
Portion of OVI fines to fund indigent defense.
OPAA: Oppose 2/21/08

SB-216 / SORN / Mason
Registrant must provide addresses of all rewsidential property owned.
OPAA:

SB-219 / Statute of limitations / Schuring
Misconduct in office. Same limitation as underlying offense.
OPAA: Support 10/25/07

SB-220 / Prostitution / Schuring
Increase penalty if prostitution, soliciting, etc., near school
OPAA: Support provided the definition of "proximity of a school" is replaced with the existing definition of "vicinity of a school" 10/25/07

SB-228 / Victim notices / Stivers
Parole notices to victims; make voluntary manslaughter committed with a sexual motivation a sexually oriented offense.
OPAA: Support 10/25/07
OPAA: Support amendment re intensive program prisons, also support amendment to honor wishes of those who do not wish to be informed. 11/28/07

SB-232 / Revise the law governing child care / Stivers
OPAA:

SB-244 / Stalking / Sawyer
Electronic monitoring
OPAA:

SB-246 / Classified workers / Sawyer
Classified workers and political activities.
OPAA: Support 11/28/07

SB-248 / Military issues / Austria
Contains criminal penalties
OPAA:

SB-252 / Court operations / Coughlin
Abolish Mayors' Courts, compensation of municipal court judges
OPAA:

SB-255 / Felonious assault / Austria
10 to 20 if victim under five and suffers permanent injury
OPAA:

SB-256 / Felonious assault / Wilson
Additional prison term for assault against a minor.
OPAA: Oppose 1/24/08

SB-260 / Immigration / Cates
Authorizes sheriffs to help enforce civil violations of immigration laws.
OPAA: Support 11/28/07

SB-267 / PERS / Faber
OPAA:

SB-268 / County Bidding / Seitz
Allows competitive sealed proposals instead of competitive sealed bidding.
OPAA: NP 2/21/08

SB-270 / School employee misconduct / Cates
Reporting of school employee misconduct.
OPAA: Support bill but oppose criminalizing failure to report. 1/24/08

SB-271 / Watercraft laws / Mumper
N/A
OPAA:

SB-277 / Foreclosure / Stivers
Jurisdiction to environmental or housing division of municipal court.
OPAA:

SB-310 / Public official crimes / Cates
OPAA:

SB-318 / Gun bill / Faber
OPAA: Support parts, oppose parts 4/17/08

SB-320 / Organized retail theft / Seitz
OPAA: Oppose, already covered 4/17/08