PRINTER'S NO. 532
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
541
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, A. DAVIS, D. MILLER, MURT, KINSEY,
OTTEN, ROTHMAN, LONGIETTI, SAINATO, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS,
MULLERY, SIMMONS, CONKLIN, GOODMAN, ISAACSON, DEASY,
McCLINTON, KORTZ, CALTAGIRONE, SCHWEYER, McNEILL, DeLUCA,
GILLEN, BURGOS, FLYNN, BOBACK, RADER, HOHENSTEIN, T. DAVIS,
IRVIN AND DRISCOLL, FEBRUARY 19, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and
jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, providing for
veterans and service member courts.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 918. Veterans and service member courts.
(a) Establishment.--The president judge of each court of
common pleas shall establish, in consultation with the district
attorney of the county, a veterans and service member court for
veterans and service members charged with a misdemeanor or
felony offense other than a crime of violence. The court shall
be established using available funds.
(b) Joint court.--Two or more president judges may jointly
form a veterans and service member court in consultation with
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