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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 session · senate

SB 520An 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.

Status: Signed into law
Latest action: 2025-11-24 — Act No. 53 of 2025
Primary sponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican)

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Tracy Pennycuick (Republican) · cosponsor

Devlin Robinson (Republican) · cosponsor

Camera Bartolotta (Republican) · cosponsor

Rosemary Brown (Republican) · cosponsor

Jay Costa (Democratic) · cosponsor

John Kane (Democratic) · cosponsor

Judy Ward (Republican) · cosponsor

Nick Miller (Democratic) · cosponsor

PSPatrick Stefano · cosponsor

JSJudith Schwank · cosponsor

Cris Dush (Republican) · cosponsor

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Legislative history

Nov 24, 2025
Approved by the Governor
Nov 24, 2025
Act No. 53 of 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Signed in Senate
Nov 19, 2025
Signed in House
Nov 19, 2025
Presented to the Governor
Nov 19, 2025
Re-reported as committed
Nov 19, 2025
Third consideration and final passage
Nov 18, 2025
Second consideration
Nov 18, 2025
Re-referred to Appropriations
Oct 29, 2025
Removed from table
Jul 14, 2025
First consideration
Jul 14, 2025
Reported as committed
Jul 14, 2025
Laid on the table
Jun 30, 2025
Referred to Judiciary
Jun 26, 2025
Third consideration and final passage
Jun 25, 2025
Re-reported as amended
Jun 25, 2025
Amended on third consideration
Apr 2, 2025
Second consideration
Apr 2, 2025
Re-referred to Appropriations
Apr 1, 2025
First consideration

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