Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SR377: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims regarding the impoundment and holding of their vehicles and other property as part of crime investigations and to issue a report of its findings to the Senate.
Status: Passed both chambers, October 21, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims regarding the impoundment and holding of their vehicles and other property as part of crime investigations and to issue a report of its findings to the Senate.
From the introduced text, September 25, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims regarding the impoundment and holding of their vehicles and other property as part of crime investigations and to issue a report of its findings to the Senate. WHEREAS, In the course of an investigation of a crime, a law enforcement agency may need to take possession of a vehicle or other property in order to solve the crime; and WHEREAS, If a law enforcement agency temporarily takes a crime victim's vehicle or other property as part of a crime investigation, the crime victim, in some instances, must pay in order for the impounded vehicle or other property to be returned; and WHEREAS, A crime victim is not responsible for the action of another and should not be liable for paying unnecessary costs for the return of a vehicle or other property that the crime victim owns; and WHEREAS, A crime victim should not have to pay for the return of the crime victim's vehicle or other property when the crime victim is not at fault; and WHEREAS, It is incumbent on the Commonwealth to ensure that crime victims are able to get their property back in a timely manner with minimal to no cost to them; and WHEREAS, Due to no fault …
Sponsors
- Lisa Baker (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Amanda Cappelletti (D, 17)
Latest actions
- : (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 21, 2026
- : Adopted, Oct. 21, 2026 (50-0)
- : Reported as committed, Sept. 28, 2026
- : Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 25, 2026
Votes
- Senate Floor: SR377, RC 597 (October 21, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Judiciary: Reported as Committed (September 28, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SR377?
- SR377 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims regarding the impoundment and holding of their vehicles and other property as part of crime investigations and to issue a report of its findings to the Senate.
- What does SR377 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims regarding the impoundment and holding of their vehicles and other property as part of crime investigations and to issue a report of its findings to the Senate.
- What is the status of SR377?
- Passed both chambers as of October 21, 2026. Latest action: (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 21, 2026 (October 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR377?
- Lisa Baker (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SR377?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sr377
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