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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania updates military land jurisdiction rules and federal retrocession procedures
Last action · February 27, 2026: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 27, 2026Sponsors: Kristine Howard and 12 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania allows the Governor to accept partial, concurrent, or exclusive land jurisdiction relinquished by the federal government, establishing specific notice and filing rules for military installations.
Changes the legal process for how state and local agencies share law enforcement and regulatory authority over federal military lands within the Commonwealth.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State and local agencies
State and local agencies are newly authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements or memorandums of understanding with federal agencies for coordinating responsibilities under concurrent jurisdiction.
United States military installations
Military installations must follow newly specified notification procedures, including providing metes and bounds descriptions and detailing juvenile delinquency coverage, when requesting concurrent jurisdiction.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information must a military installation provide when requesting concurrent jurisdiction?
How is the public notified of a retrocession of jurisdiction?
Can state and local agencies coordinate with federal agencies under this measure?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
11 actions- Feb 27, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 27, 2026
- Feb 27, 2026SenateIn the Senate
- Feb 4, 2026HouseFloorThird consideration and final passage, Feb. 4, 2026 (198-0)
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeRe-reported as committed, Feb. 4, 2026
- Feb 3, 2026HouseRe-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 3, 2026
- Feb 3, 2026HouseFloorSecond consideration, Feb. 3, 2026
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- Feb 2, 2026HouseRemoved from table, Feb. 2, 2026
- Dec 15, 2025HouseLaid on the table, Dec. 15, 2025
- Dec 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, Dec. 15, 2025
- Dec 15, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, Dec. 15, 2025
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, Feb. 4, 2025
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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