An Act providing for museum unclaimed loaned property.
This bill establishes the Museum Unclaimed Loaned Property Act in Pennsylvania to create clear rules for handling items lent to museums that are never claimed by their owners. It defines "unclaimed loaned property" as items where the lender has not contacted the museum for at least 20 years for indefinite loans or five years after a fixed loan period ends. The law requires museums to maintain detailed records of all loans and asks lenders to promptly update their contact information and ownership details. If a lender fails to claim the property within the specified time, the museum may terminate the loan and take steps to resolve the title, while also protecting museums from liability if they act in good faith.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Oct 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House Oct 1, 2024
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Oct 1, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0)
house
Oct 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Nov 15, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Nov 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Devlin Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Jay Costa
DDemocratic
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