Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 879 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, providing for unlawful release of certain balloons.

Last action — Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, June 24, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Intentional Balloon Release Ban

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, June 24, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (243)

243 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 879 do?
Intentional Balloon Release Ban
Who sponsors SB 879?
SB 879 is sponsored by Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic), Nick Pisciottano (Democratic), Devlin J. Robinson (Republican), and Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 879?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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