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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1212: An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act, further providing for definitions, for sexual assault evidence collection program, for rights of sexual assault victims and for report by Pennsylvania State Police.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1212 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act, further providing for definitions, for sexual assault evidence collection program, for rights of sexual assault victims and for report by Pennsylvania State Police. Primary sponsor: Tracy Pennycuick (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 22, 2026): Act No. 106 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tracy PennycuickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Frank FarryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Patty KimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Wayne LangerholcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Joe PicozziCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 106 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in House
  5. Signed in Senate
  6. Senate concurred in House amendments
  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
  8. Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Re-reported as committed
  11. Re-referred to Appropriations
  12. Second consideration, with amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source