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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 779: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, providing for the offense of unlawful towing and towing storage facility practices; and imposing penalties.

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 779 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on May 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, providing for the offense of unlawful towing and towing storage facility practices; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Joe Picozzi (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 20, 2026): Act No. 46 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe PicozziPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Jarrett ColemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Chris GebhardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Dan LaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Kristin Phillips-HillCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Greg RothmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47

“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. 46 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