An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in crime victims, further providing for rights, for responsibilities of victims of crime under basic bill of rights, for responsibilities of State and local law enforcement agencies and for responsibilities of prosecutor's office; in administration, further providing for office, for powers and duties of victim advocate and for powers and duties of Office of Victims' Services; in parole advocacy, further providing for preparole notification to victim and for petitions to deny parole upon expiration of minimum sentence; in compensation, further providing for persons eligible for compensation, for filing of claims for compensation, for minimum allowable claim, for determination of claims, for emergency awards, for awards and for confidentiality of records; in services, further providing for eligibility of victims; in financial matters, further providing for costs and for costs for offender supervision programs; and, in enforcement, further providing for subrogation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Dec 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2019
Last action Sep 30, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Dec 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 1424 Reported as amended
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
May 8, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 0693 Reported as amended
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Committee
PN 0484 Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Daylin Leach
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Muth
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Lawrence M. Farnese
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Collett
DDemocratic
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 502
Scope: PA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 502. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline