HARRISBURG – The PA Senate has unanimously approved legislation to help address the surge in catalytic converter thefts across PA. Senate Bill 914 repeals the Scrap Metal Theft Prevention Act and moves the requirements to Title 18 of the Crimes Code. Title 18 requires scrap processors and recycling facilities to collect buyer information, set commercial-account rules, restrict purchases of certain materials and create penalties – giving law enforcement and prosecutors stronger tools to investigate, track, and prosecute catalytic converter thefts. The bill now moves to the PA House.
