SB 897 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for restitution for injuries to person or property; and, in sentencing, further providing for victim impact statements.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 25, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
96 added · 114 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill SB 897 has been updated to clarify the responsibility of offenders regarding restitution to crime victims. Specifically, it now states that compliance with restitution orders can be a condition of probation or parole. Additionally, the court is required to order full restitution without considering the defendant's current financial situation, ensuring that victims receive complete compensation for their losses. This change matters because it strengthens the financial accountability of offenders and prioritizes the needs of victims in the justice process.
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
1199 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
1760897 THE2017 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFSTEFANO, PENNSYLVANIABOSCOLA, SENATEBROWNE, BILLMENSCH, SessionRAFFERTY, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER AND MARTIN, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 AN ACT Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for restitution for injuries to person or property;
897statements.tencing, 2017further INTRODUCEDproviding BYfor STEFANO,victim BOSCOLA,impact BROWNE,The MENSCH,General RAFFERTY,Assembly EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, MARTIN, WAGNER AND AUMENT, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, MAY 21, 2018 AN ACT Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders,Pennsylvania furtherhereby and,enacts inas sentencing,follows: further providing for victim impactperty;
statements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
20170SB0897PN1760 - 2 - (B) The Crime Victim's Compensation Board.
20170SB0897PN1199 - 2 - (C) Any other government agency which has provided reimbursement to the victim as a result of the defendant's criminal conduct.
(E) Any nonprofit corporation, nonprofit <-- unincorporated association or nonprofit organization.
(E) ANY BUSINESS ENTITY ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT <-- OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.
(F) ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY.
"BUSINESS ENTITY." A DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN:
<-- (1) BUSINESS CORPORATION;
(2) NONPROFIT CORPORATION;
(3) GENERAL PARTNERSHIP;
20170SB0897PN1760 - 3 - (4) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP;
(5) LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY;
(6) UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION;
(7) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION;
OR (8) BUSINESS TRUST, COMMON LAW BUSINESS TRUST OR STATUTORY TRUST.
"Personal injury." Actual bodily harm, including pregnancy, 20170SB0897PN1199 - 3 - directly resulting from the crime.
The term includes an affected government agency, the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund, if compensation has been paid by the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund to the victim [and], any insurance company that has compensated the victim for loss under an insurance contract and any nonprofit corporation, nonprofit unincorporated association, <-- nonprofit organization or for-profit corporationcorporation. BUSINESS <-- 20170SB0897PN1760 - 4 - ENTITY.
This act shall take effect in 60 daysdays. <-- IMMEDIATELY.
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Action History
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Approved by the Governor
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Presented to the Governor
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Signed in House
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Signed in Senate
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Senate concurred in House amendments
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Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
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Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
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Second consideration
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Removed from table
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Laid on the table
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First consideration
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PN 2084 Reported as amended
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Referred to JUDICIARY
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Third consideration and final passage
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PN 1760 Amended on third consideration
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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PN 1199 Referred to JUDICIARY
Sponsors
- Aument · Cosponsor
- Lisa M. Boscola · Cosponsor
- Folmer · Cosponsor
- Scott Martin · Cosponsor
- Wagner · Cosponsor
- Browne · Cosponsor
- Eichelberger · Cosponsor
- Mensch · Cosponsor
- Patrick J. Stefano · Primary
- Rafferty · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Patrick J. Stefano Republican
Co-sponsors (9)
- Aument
- Lisa M. Boscola Democratic
- Folmer
- Scott Martin Republican
- Wagner
- Browne
- Eichelberger
- Mensch
- Rafferty
Not signed on (243)
243 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 243 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 109 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 191 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (199)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| COX | — | Yea |
| REED | — | Yea |
| BARRAR | — | Yea |
| BLOOM | — | Yea |
| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| CHARLTON | — | Yea |
| CHRISTIANA | — | Yea |
| CORBIN | — | Yea |
| CORR | — | Yea |
| DIGIROLAMO | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Yea |
| ELLIS | — | Yea |
| ENGLISH | — | Yea |
| E EVERETT | — | Not Voting |
| E GABLER | — | Not Voting |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| GODSHALL | — | Yea |
| HAHN | — | Yea |
| HARPER | — | Yea |
| HARRIS, A. | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| HILL | — | Yea |
| KAMPF | — | Yea |
| KELLER, F. | — | Yea |
| KELLER, M.K. | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| MACKENZIE | — | Yea |
| MAHER | — | Yea |
| MARSICO | — | Yea |
| MASSER | — | Yea |
| MCGINNIS | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MICCARELLI | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MILNE | — | Yea |
| MURT | — | Yea |
| MUSTIO | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| NESBIT | — | Yea |
| O'NEILL | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| PYLE | — | Yea |
| QUIGLEY | — | Yea |
| QUINN, C. | — | Yea |
| QUINN, M. | — | Yea |
| REESE | — | Yea |
| ROE | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SACCONE | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SANTORA | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| SIMMONS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| TALLMAN | — | Yea |
| TAYLOR | — | Yea |
| TOBASH | — | Yea |
| TOEPEL | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WATSON | — | Yea |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| BARBIN | — | Yea |
| BROWN, V. | — | Yea |
| CALTAGIRONE | — | Yea |
| E CRUZ | — | Not Voting |
| E DEAN | — | Not Voting |
| DELISSIO | — | Yea |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DERMODY | — | Yea |
| DONATUCCI | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Yea |
| FITZGERALD | — | Yea |
| E GAINEY | — | Not Voting |
| GALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| GOODMAN | — | Yea |
| E HAGGERTY | — | Not Voting |
| HANNA | — | Yea |
| KELLER, W. | — | Yea |
| KIRKLAND | — | Yea |
| E KORTZ | — | Not Voting |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| MCCARTER | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| PETRARCA | — | Yea |
| RAVENSTAHL | — | Yea |
| READSHAW | — | Yea |
| ROEBUCK | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Yea |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Yea |
| TAI | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| VAZQUEZ | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Yea |
| YOUNGBLOOD | — | Yea |
| TURZAI | — | Yea |
| Aaron Kaufer | — | Yea |
| Barry Jozwiak | — | Yea |
| DAVIS, A | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Donna Bullock | — | Yea |
| Donna Oberlander | — | Yea |
| George Dunbar | — | Yea |
| Jim Marshall | — | Yea |
| Kevin Boyle | — | Yea |
| Mark Rozzi | — | Yea |
| Paul Schemel | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Stephen Kinsey | — | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Yea |
| Jordan A. Harris | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nathan Davidson | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Yea |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Not Voting |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| WAGNER | — | Not Voting |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 897?
- SB 897 is sponsored by Aument, Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic), Folmer, Scott Martin (Republican), Wagner, Browne, Eichelberger, Mensch, Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), and Rafferty.
- What is the current status of SB 897?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 25, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 897?
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