Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 896 — An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, in compensation, further providing for determination of claims and for awards.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, June 30, 2025

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 40% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 2 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

Victims Compensation Assistance Program Amendments

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, June 30, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

248 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 896 do?
Victims Compensation Assistance Program Amendments
Who sponsors SB 896?
SB 896 is sponsored by Nick Miller (Democratic), Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), John I. Kane (Democratic), and Art Haywood (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 896?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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