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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 520: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 30 (Fish), 34 (Game), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions and repealing provisions relating to public access; in enforcement relating to fish, further providing for powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and deputies; in enforcement relating to game, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers; in recordings by law enforcement officers, further providing for definitions and for audio recording or video recording policies; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of Department of Corrections; and making transfers between the State Gaming Fund and certain restricted accounts.

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 520 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 30 (Fish), 34 (Game), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions and repealing provisions relating to public access; in enforcement relating to fish, further providing for powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and deputies; in enforcement relating to game, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers; in recordings by law enforcement officers, further providing for definitions and for audio recording or video recording policies; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of Department of Corrections; and making transfers between the State Gaming Fund and certain restricted accounts. Primary sponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 24, 2025): Act No. 53 of 2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa BakerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
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. 53 of 2025
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in House
  5. Signed in Senate
  6. Third consideration and final passage
  7. Re-reported as committed
  8. Re-referred to Appropriations
  9. Second consideration
  10. Removed from table
  11. Laid on the table
  12. First consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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