Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 13 D · 3 R cosponsors

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.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 28, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (13 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Animal Cruelty – Fines to Local Humane Societies

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, April 28, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 237 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (237)

237 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 661 do?
Animal Cruelty – Fines to Local Humane Societies
Who sponsors SB 661?
SB 661 is sponsored by Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Maria Collett (Democratic), Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic), Devlin J. Robinson (Republican), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), and John I. Kane (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 661?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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