Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 1443 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications.

Last action — Referred to Judiciary

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced August 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

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In plain language

This bill amends wiretapping laws regarding exceptions for intercepting communications.

The bill modifies existing Pennsylvania wiretapping laws to allow for more exceptions in the interception and disclosure of communications. It addresses specific circumstances under which interception is permitted.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill adds a new exception to the prohibition of interception of communications, allowing homeowners to intercept conversations through their electronic home security systems under specific conditions.

  • 18 Pa.C.S. § 5704

    (20) A person to intercept an electronic or oral conversation where the conversation was intercepted via an electronic home security system installed on the premises of the person's home. The following shall apply: (i) A person who intercepts an electronic or oral conversation under this paragraph may not disseminate the conversation unless the dissemination is to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of an investigation. (ii) An electronic home security system under this paragraph shall contain reasonable parameters that take into account the density of the neighborhood and the structure of housing, including whether the neighboring homes share walls, porches, roofs or other structural features that make privacy difficult to address and secure, to ensure the privacy of individuals not on the premises of the person's home.

    Allows homeowners to intercept conversations via their home security systems without prior court approval, subject to restrictions on dissemination.

Action History

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 249 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (249)

249 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1443?
SB 1443 is sponsored by Marty Flynn (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), and John I. Kane (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1443?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced August 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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