Pennsylvania SB 914: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, requiring scrap processors and recycling facility operators to collect certain information relating to the purchase of scrap material; requiring commercial accounts; restricting scrap processors and recycling facility operators from purchasing certain materials; and making a repeal.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1090 PRINTER'S NO. 1210
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 914
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, PENNYCUICK, PICOZZI, FONTANA, STEFANO,
VOGEL, ROBINSON, ARGALL AND CULVER, JULY 31, 2025
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, OCTOBER 6, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the provisions of the
Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act into Title 18; and making
a repeal. REQUIRING SCRAP PROCESSORS AND RECYCLING FACILITY
OPERATORS TO COLLECT CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO THE
PURCHASE OF SCRAP MATERIAL; REQUIRING COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS;
RESTRICTING SCRAP PROCESSORS AND RECYCLING FACILITY OPERATORS
FROM PURCHASING CERTAIN MATERIALS; AND MAKING A REPEAL.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 39 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER C
SCRAP MATERIAL THEFT PREVENTION
Sec.
3950. Scope of subchapter.
3951. Definitions.
3952. Identification requirements for sale of scrap materials
to scrap processors and recycling facility operators.
3953. Commercial accounts.
3954. Restricted materials.
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3955. Law enforcement.
3956. Statewide registry of scrap processors and recycling
facilities.
3957. Duty to register.
3958. Penalties.
3959. Preemption.
§ 3950. Scope of subchapter.
This subchapter relates to scrap material theft prevention.
§ 3951. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Beer keg." A vessel designed to contain at least 128 fluid
ounces of malt or brewed beverage.
"Buyer." The recycling facility operator or the owner,
operator or employee of a scrap processor.
"Catalytic converter." An air pollution abatement device
that removes pollutants from motor vehicle exhaust, either by
oxidizing the pollutants into carbon dioxide and water or
reducing the pollutants to nitrogen.
"Commercial account." A relationship between a scrap
processor and a commercial enterprise that is ongoing and
properly documented.
"Commercial enterprise." A corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, single proprietorship, association, State
agency, political subdivision of the Commonwealth, public
corporation or any other legal or commercial entity.
"Commercial metal property." The term includes:
(1) Utility access covers.
(2) Streetlight poles and fixtures.
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(3) Road and bridge guardrails.
(4) Highway or street signs.
(5) Water meter covers.
(6) Traffic directional and control signs.
(7) Traffic light signals.
(8) Any metal property clearly marked with the name of
the commercial enterprise, including:
(i) A telephone.
(ii) Cable.
(iii) Electric.
(iv) Water.
(v) Natural gas.
(vi) Other utility or railroad.
(9) Unused or undamaged building construction materials
consisting of any of the following:
(i) Copper pipe, tubing or wiring.
(ii) Aluminum wire.
(iii) Siding, downspouts or gutters.
(iv) Aluminum or stainless steel fence panels.
(v) Aluminum decking, bleachers or risers.
(10) Historical markers.
(11) Statue plaques.
(12) Grave markers.
(13) Funeral vases.
(14) Agricultural irrigation wheels.
(15) Sprinkler heads.
(16) Pipes.
"Ferrous metals." Items that are predominantly made from
iron or steel that have no further use in the metal's original
manufactured form but which can be melted for the metal content
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and utilized in the manufacture of new products.
"Law enforcement officer." A member of the Pennsylvania
State Police or an individual employed as a police officer who
holds a current certificate under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D
(relating to municipal police education and training).
"Nonferrous metals." Items that are predominantly made from
metals other than iron and steel, including copper, brass,
aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel and alloys that have no
further use in the metal's original manufactured form but which
can be melted for their metal content and utilized in the
manufacture of new products.
"Processing." Receiving, storing or reselling scrap
materials for payment or other financial consideration.
"Railroad material." The term includes the following:
(1) Railroad power and signal equipment.
(2) Road or rail crossing signals.
(3) Railroad track.
(4) Railroad switch components.
(5) Railroad spike.
(6) Angle/joint bar as used in the jointing of a
railroad track.
(7) Railroad anchors.
(8) Railroad tie plate or bolt used in constructing a
railroad.
"Recycling facility operator." An owner, operator or
employee who operates a facility employing a technology that is
a process to separate or