PA SB 520

enacted

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.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · upper

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Did PA SB 520 pass?

Yes. PA SB 520 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-11-24): Act No. 53 of 2025

What is PA SB 520 about?

PA SB 520 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “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.”.

Who sponsors PA SB 520?

Lisa Baker is the primary sponsor of PA SB 520, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-11-24 — Act No. 53 of 2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-11-24
Act No. 53 of 2025
2025-11-24
Approved by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-11-19
Presented to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-11-19
Signed in House
2025-11-19
Signed in Senate
2025-11-19
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2025-11-19
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-11-18
Re-referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-11-18
Second consideration
reading-2
2025-10-29
Removed from table
2025-07-14
Laid on the table
2025-07-14
First consideration
reading-1
2025-07-14
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-06-30
Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-06-26
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2025-06-25
Amended on third consideration
amendment-passage
2025-06-25
Re-reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-04-02
Re-referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Second consideration
reading-2
2025-04-01
First consideration
reading-1
2025-04-01
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-03-26
Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee

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Votes

Committee vote (Judiciary): Reported as Committed
2025-04-01 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (14)
- Camera Bartolotta: yes
- Rosemary Brown: yes
- Amanda Cappelletti: yes
- Maria Collett: yes
- Cris Dush: yes
- Art Haywood: yes
- Wayne Langerholc: yes
- Doug Mastriano: yes
- Tracy Pennycuick: yes
- Steven Santarsiero: yes
- Gene Yaw: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Lisa Baker: yes
- Nikil Saval: no
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended
2025-06-25 · pass · 17-5
Member-level votes (22)
- Rosemary Brown: yes
- Amanda Cappelletti: yes
- Jarrett Coleman: yes
- Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
- Cris Dush: yes
- Art Haywood: yes
- Wayne Langerholc: yes
- Daniel Laughlin: yes
- Tracy Pennycuick: yes
- Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
- Joe Picozzi: yes
- Devlin Robinson: yes
- Judith Schwank: yes
- Elder Vogel: yes
- Joe Pittman: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Scott Martin: yes
- Vincent Hughes: no
- Timothy Kearney: no
- Patty Kim: no
- Sharif Street: no
- Jay Costa: no
Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment
2025-06-25 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Rosemary Brown: yes
- Amanda Cappelletti: yes
- Jarrett Coleman: yes
- Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
- Cris Dush: yes
- Art Haywood: yes
- Vincent Hughes: yes
- Timothy Kearney: yes
- Patty Kim: yes
- Wayne Langerholc: yes
- Daniel Laughlin: yes
- Tracy Pennycuick: yes
- Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
- Joe Picozzi: yes
- Devlin Robinson: yes
- Judith Schwank: yes
- Sharif Street: yes
- Elder Vogel: yes
- Joe Pittman: yes
- Jay Costa: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Scott Martin: yes
FINAL PASSAGE
2025-06-26 · pass · 50-0
Member-level votes (50)
- David Argall: yes
- Lisa Baker: yes
- Camera Bartolotta: yes
- Lisa Boscola: yes
- Michele Brooks: yes
- Rosemary Brown: yes
- Amanda Cappelletti: yes
- Jarrett Coleman: yes
- Maria Collett: yes
- Carolyn Comitta: yes
- Jay Costa: yes
- Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
- Cris Dush: yes
- Frank Farry: yes
- Marty Flynn: yes
- Wayne Fontana: yes
- Chris Gebhard: yes
- Art Haywood: yes
- Vincent Hughes: yes
- Scott Hutchinson: yes
- John Kane: yes
- Timothy Kearney: yes
- Dawn Keefer: yes
- Patty Kim: yes
- Wayne Langerholc: yes
- Daniel Laughlin: yes
- James Malone: yes
- Scott Martin: yes
- Doug Mastriano: yes
- Nick Miller: yes
- Katie Muth: yes
- Tracy Pennycuick: yes
- Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
- Joe Picozzi: yes
- Nick Pisciottano: yes
- Joe Pittman: yes
- Devlin Robinson: yes
- Greg Rothman: yes
- Steven Santarsiero: yes
- Nikil Saval: yes
- Judith Schwank: yes
- Patrick Stefano: yes
- Sharif Street: yes
- Christine Tartaglione: yes
- Elder Vogel: yes
- Judy Ward: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Anthony Williams: yes
- Lindsey Williams: yes
- Gene Yaw: yes
Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed
2025-07-09 · pass · 22-4
Member-level votes (26)
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Dan Miller: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Emily Kinkead: no
- Christopher Rabb: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Joe Hamm: no
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed
2025-11-19 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
FINAL PASSAGE
2025-11-19 · pass · 203-0
Member-level votes (203)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Seth Grove: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Louis Schmitt: yes
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes

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