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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions, for exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications, for exceptions to prohibitions in possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices and for expiration of chapter; and providing for recordings by law enforcement officers."
description: "An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions, for exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications, for exceptions to prohibitions in possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices and for expiration of chapter; and providing for recordings by law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 560"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 560 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenleaf"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 23
first_action: "2017-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8d5695c-f207-4163-bd6f-b44a190d1c79"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=560"
source_hash: "94c873c56f3d65bb7b63e55403032ffb25c0154520de2fb0698307ee8adcfe3c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---
# Pennsylvania SB 560 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions, for exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications, for exceptions to prohibitions in possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices and for expiration of chapter; and providing for recordings by law enforcement officers.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0595** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0560&pn=0595)
2. **Printer's No. 0614** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0560&pn=0614)
3. **Printer's No. 0821** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0560&pn=0821)
4. **Printer's No. 0922** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0560&pn=0922)
5. **Printer's No. 0936** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0560&pn=0936)
## Votes
- SB 560 PN 821, FINAL PASSAGE-RECONSIDERED — **480** (pass) · upper
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1719, MILLER, D. — **70116** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 821, FINAL PASSAGE-RECONSIDERED — **471** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **491** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **171** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **232** (pass) · upper
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1713, MILLER, D. — **68117** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1771, MILLER, D. — **67119** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1732, MILLER, D. — **68118** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1736, MILLER, D. — **58127** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1769, MARSICO — **17214** (pass) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1749, MILLER, D. — **57127** (fail) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **1859** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **480** (pass) · upper
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1717, MILLER, D. — **71115** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1733, MILLER, D. — **67119** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1737, MILLER, D. — **70114** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1747, MILLER, D. — **51133** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1740, MILLER, D. — **62122** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 614, A1144, GREENLEAF AMENDMENT NO. A-1144 — **4010** (pass) · upper
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1714, MILLER, D. — **74112** (fail) · lower
- SB 560 PN 922, 2017 A1768, DEAN — **14937** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Amended — **140** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Greenleaf — primary (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Haywood — cosponsor (person)
- Mcgarrigle — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Reschenthaler — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0595 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0614 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0821 Amended on third consideration
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on final passage reconsidered
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on final passage reconsidered
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0922 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0936 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8d5695c-f207-4163-bd6f-b44a190d1c79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).