HB 1765 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for insurance benefits for part-time police officers.

PRINTER'S NO.    2174

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1765
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, PROBST, GIRAL, PIELLI, SCHLOSSBERG,
        SANCHEZ, DEASY, KAZEEM, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, D. WILLIAMS, STEELE,
        GREEN, CIRESI, DOUGHERTY AND INGLIS, JULY 24, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 4, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for insurance
 3      benefits for part-time police officers.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.     Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 2182.    Insurance benefits for part-time police officers.
 9      (a)    Provision.--A police department shall provide each part-
10   time police officer employed by the police department with
11   insurance benefits covering the following:
12             (1)   Health insurance for the police officer, the police
13      officer's spouse and dependents.
14             (2)   Disability resulting from the performance of the
15      police officer's duties.
16             (3)   Survivor benefits resulting from the performance of
17      the police officer's duties.
18      (b)    Matching benefits.--The benefits provided under
 1   subsection (a) shall be the same as benefits provided to full-
 2   time police officers employed by the police department, or if
 3   there are no full-time police officers, the benefits shall match
 4   benefits provided to the Pennsylvania State Police.
 5      (c)   Multiple employment.--
 6            (1)   If a part-time police officer is employed by
 7      multiple police departments, the part-time police officer may
 8      choose from which police department to accept the benefits
 9      provided under subsection (a).
10            (2)   The part-time police officer shall provide proof
11      that the police officer is receiving benefits from another
12      municipality to each police department employing the police
13      officer that does not provide benefits to the police officer.
14            (3)   If the part-time police officer is no longer
15      employed by the police department from which the part-time
16      police officer is receiving benefits, the part-time police
17      officer may choose to receive insurance benefits from another
18      police department by which the police officer is employed.
19            (4)   A part-time police officer may only receive benefits
20      from one police department at a time.
21      (d)   Collective bargaining.--Nothing under this section shall
22   limit the ability of part-time police officers to collectively
23   bargain or contract with a police department for the benefits
24   under subsection (a), if the minimum requirements of subsection
25   (a) are met.
26      (e)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
27   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
28   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
29      "Police department."    As defined under section 2162 (relating
30   to definitions).

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1      "Police officer."   As defined under section 2162.
2      Section 2.   This act shall take effect January 1, 2026, or
3   immediately, whichever is later.




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