Pennsylvania bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania 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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lisa Baker (Republican)
Cosponsors (11)
- Tracy Pennycuick (Republican)
- Devlin Robinson (Republican)
- Camera Bartolotta (Republican)
- Rosemary Brown (Republican)
- Jay Costa (Democratic)
- John Kane (Democratic)
- Judy Ward (Republican)
- Nick Miller (Democratic)
- Patrick Stefano (Republican)
- Judith Schwank (Democratic)
- Cris Dush (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Nov 24, 2025): Act No. 53 of 2025
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 House | Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Nov 19, 2025 House | FINAL PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Jul 9, 2025 House | Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Jun 26, 2025 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Jun 25, 2025 Senate | Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Jun 25, 2025 Senate | Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | Committee vote (Judiciary): Reported as Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
Actions
- Nov 24, 2025 · House
Act No. 53 of 2025 - Nov 24, 2025 · House
Approved by the Governor - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Presented to the Governor - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Signed in House - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Signed in Senate - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Third consideration and final passage - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Re-reported as committed - Nov 18, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Appropriations - Nov 18, 2025 · House
Second consideration - Oct 29, 2025 · House
Removed from table - Jul 14, 2025 · House
Laid on the table - Jul 14, 2025 · House
First consideration - Jul 14, 2025 · House
Reported as committed - Jun 30, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary - Jun 26, 2025 · Senate
Third consideration and final passage - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Amended on third consideration - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Re-reported as amended - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Appropriations - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Second consideration - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
First consideration - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Reported as committed - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Judiciary