SB 661 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, establishing the Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-28
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 28, 2025
Sponsors
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — sponsor · 2025-04-28
- Katie J. Muth (D, PA-44) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Art L Haywood (D, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Carolyn T. Comitta (D, PA-19) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Nikil Saval (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Timothy P. Kearney (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Steven J. Santarsiero (D, PA-10) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Maria Collett (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, PA-17) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
- Devlin J. Robinson (R, PA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-04-28
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 28, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 691
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 661
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KANE, MUTH, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, SCHWANK,
HAYWOOD, COMITTA, SAVAL, KEARNEY, COSTA, PENNYCUICK,
SANTARSIERO, COLLETT, CAPPELLETTI AND BROWN, APRIL 28, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 28, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance,
3 establishing the Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 3576. Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
9 (a) Establishment.--
10 (1) The Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund is established
11 in the State Treasury.
12 (2) Money in the fund and the interest accruing on the
13 money in the fund are appropriated on a continuing basis to
14 the Attorney General for training and equipping humane
15 society police officers, development of animal cruelty
16 investigation materials, salary and benefits for attorneys to
17 prosecute and train other prosecutors in animal cruelty cases
18 and grants to animal shelters to fund animal cruelty
1 investigations or other expenses permissible under this
2 section.
3 (b) Assessment.--In addition to any other costs that may be
4 imposed for a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 Subch. B (relating
5 to cruelty to animals), an assessment of $25 shall be imposed.
6 Money collected from the assessment shall be transmitted to the
7 Department of Revenue for deposit into the fund.
8 (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "fund"
9 means the Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Who matters
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 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | 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 | Carolyn T. Comitta (D, state_upper PA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Devlin J. Robinson (R, state_upper PA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Katie J. Muth (D, state_upper PA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Maria Collett (D, state_upper PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nikil Saval (D, state_upper PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Steven J. Santarsiero (D, state_upper PA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Timothy P. Kearney (D, state_upper PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | 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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