Repealing the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.876, No.169), referred to as the Pennsylvania Crime Commission Act.
Summary
HB1427 repeals the Pennsylvania Crime Commission Act of 1978, which originally created the Pennsylvania Crime Commission and set out its membership, powers, duties, reporting requirements, and related procedures. The bill is a straightforward repeal measure: it removes the statutory authority for the commission rather than creating a new program or changing criminal penalties. The text includes the prior act in full as repealed language, showing that the commission had been designed to investigate organized crime and public corruption, issue reports, and coordinate with state and federal law enforcement.
As drafted, the bill would eliminate the commission’s enabling law and end the legal basis for the commission’s continued existence under that act. The measure takes effect 60 days after enactment. In practical terms, it would remove the commission from Pennsylvania law and leave any remaining investigative or administrative functions to be handled outside that repealed framework, consistent with the bill’s repeal-only approach.
Impact
The bill would repeal a dormant or obsolete statute governing the Pennsylvania Crime Commission, thereby removing the commission’s powers, duties, membership structure, subpoena authority, reporting obligations, and related provisions from the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes or session laws. Because the underlying act already contained sunset language and dated transition provisions, the repeal appears aimed at cleaning up the code by formally eliminating an outdated commission framework rather than altering current enforcement operations. The immediate legal effect is to erase the commission’s statutory authority and any associated references that depend on the 1978 act.
Sentiment
The available legislative history suggests little to no opposition: the House Judiciary Committee reported the bill as committed on a 26-0 vote. There are no committee transcript excerpts provided, and no recorded dissent in the available vote history. Overall, the bill appears to have been treated as a noncontroversial housekeeping measure to repeal an obsolete law.
Contention
No substantive contention is reflected in the available materials. Because the bill simply repeals an old commission statute, any potential concerns would likely center on whether the repeal could affect archival records, unresolved matters, or any residual investigative authority, but no such objections are shown in the provided history. The unanimous committee vote indicates broad agreement, likely based on the view that the Pennsylvania Crime Commission Act is outdated and no longer needed.
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