SB 300 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in facilities and supplies, further providing for surcharge; and, in forfeiture of assets, providing for legal representation in forfeiture proceedings.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-25
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 25, 2025
Sponsors
- Sharif Street (D, PA-3) — sponsor · 2025-02-25
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Art L Haywood (D, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, PA-17) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 25, 2025
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Printer's No. 0234 · 3,861 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 234
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 300
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY STREET, TARTAGLIONE, HAYWOOD, KANE AND SCHWANK,
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in facilities and
3 supplies, further providing for surcharge; and, in forfeiture
4 of assets, providing for legal representation in forfeiture
5 proceedings.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 3733.1(a) and (c) of Title 42 of the
9 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
10 paragraphs to read:
11 § 3733.1. Surcharge.
12 (a) Imposition of surcharge.--In addition to each fee
13 imposed under section 3733(a.1) (relating to deposits into
14 account), except as set forth in subsection (b), the following
15 apply:
16 * * *
17 (4) A permanent fee of $2.25 shall be charged and
18 collected on a filing relating to a civil action.
19 * * *
1 (c) Allocation and appropriation.--
2 * * *
3 (4) The fee under subsection (a)(4) shall be collected
4 and paid in accordance with section 3572 (relating to county
5 portion of fines, etc.) and used in accordance with section
6 5806.3 (relating to legal representation in forfeiture
7 proceedings).
8 Section 2. Title 42 is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 5806.3. Legal representation in forfeiture proceedings.
10 Notwithstanding the act of December 2, 1968 (P.L.1144,
11 No.358), known as the Public Defender Act, the following shall
12 apply:
13 (1) If a person with standing files a claim to contest
14 the forfeiture of property in a forfeiture proceeding under
15 this chapter and is financially unable to obtain legal
16 representation by an attorney and the property subject to
17 forfeiture is real property, the court of common pleas having
18 jurisdiction over the property, at the request of the person,
19 shall provide the person with an attorney for the purpose of
20 providing legal representation with respect to the claim.
21 (2) If a person with standing who has not been charged
22 in a related criminal case files a claim to contest the
23 forfeiture of property in a forfeiture proceeding under this
24 chapter and is financially unable to obtain legal
25 representation by an attorney, the court of common pleas
26 having jurisdiction may provide the person with an attorney
27 for the purpose of providing legal representation with
28 respect to the claim.
29 (3) In determining whether to provide legal
30 representation under this section, the court of common pleas
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1 having jurisdiction shall take into account the following
2 factors:
3 (i) The person's standing to file a claim to contest
4 the forfeiture.
5 (ii) Whether the claim appears to be made in good
6 faith.
7 (4) Each county in this Commonwealth shall develop
8 procedures and use funds received from the fee authorized in
9 section 3733.1(a)(4) (relating to surcharge) for the purpose
10 of administering this section.
11 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharif Street (D, state_upper PA-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, state_upper PA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Art L Haywood (D, state_upper PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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