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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 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.

Became law as Act 53 of 2025, signed November 24, 2025, 243 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

11 co-sponsors

Tracy Pennycuick, Devlin J. Robinson, Camera Bartolotta, Rosemary M. Brown, Jay Costa, John I. Kane, Judy Ward, Nick Miller, Patrick J. Stefano, Judith L. Schwank, Cris Dush

Its course

March 26 to November 24, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action25 actions on 11 days

In the SenateMar 26 to Jun 2692 days

JudiciaryMar 26 to Apr 16 days

AppropriationsApr 2 to Jun 2584 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 26 to Nov 19146 days

JudiciaryJun 30 to Jul 1414 days

AppropriationsNov 18 to Nov 191 day

Waiting to be sentNov 19 to Nov 190 days

With the GovernorNov 19 to Nov 245 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 26

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Nov 19

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 26 – Jun 26

  1. Mar 26Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Apr 1JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Apr 2Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 25APPROPRIATIONS recommended it as amended
  6. Amended on the floor
  7. Jun 26Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

In the House of Representatives Jun 30 – Nov 19

  1. Jun 30Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jul 14JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Nov 18Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Nov 19APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

To the Governor Nov 19 – Nov 24

  1. Nov 19Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Nov 24Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 53 of 2025
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Mar 26Referred to JUDICIARY, March 26, 2025Senate
  2. Apr 1Reported as committed, April 1, 2025Senate
  3. Apr 1First consideration, April 1, 2025Senate
  4. Apr 2Second consideration, April 2, 2025Senate
  5. Apr 2Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 2, 2025Senate
  6. Jun 25Re-reported as amended, June 25, 2025Senate
  7. Jun 25Amended on third consideration, June 25, 2025Senate
  8. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  9. Jun 26(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 663-664), June 26, 2025Senate
  10. Jun 30In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  11. Jun 30Referred to JUDICIARY, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Jul 14Reported as committed, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  13. Jul 14First consideration, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  14. Jul 14Laid on the table, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  15. Oct 29Removed from table, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  16. Nov 18Second consideration, Nov. 18, 2025House of Representatives
  17. Nov 18Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2025House of Representatives
  18. Nov 19Re-reported as committed, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  19. Nov 19Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 19, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  20. Nov 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 1591-1592), Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  21. Nov 19Signed in Senate, Nov. 19, 2025Senate
  22. Nov 19Signed in House, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  23. Nov 19Presented to the Governor, Nov. 19, 2025Governor
  24. Nov 24Approved by the Governor, Nov. 24, 2025Governor
  25. Nov 24Act No. 53 of 2025, Nov. 24, 2025Governor