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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2015 - 2016 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 23, 2014 05:28 PM
From: Senator Robert M. Tomlinson
To: All Senate members
Subject: Endangering the Welfare of a Child
 



December 16, 2014



To: All Senators

From: Senator Robert M. Tomlinson

Subject: Endangering the Welfare of a Child


Please join me in co-sponsoring legislation which I am planning to reintroduce that would provide for stronger penalties for people who leave children unattended in vehicles by making it a third-degree felony to leave a child under age 13 in a motor vehicle without adult supervision. A third degree felony could result in a prison term of 3 ½ to 7 years and a fine of up to $15,000. Under current law, leaving a child unattended is a misdemeanor of the first degree, unless there is a pattern of endangerment and then a third degree felony could be charged.

I plan to reintroduce this legislation as a result of several unfortunate incidents in my district when adults left children unattended in cars at Parx Casino.

The information below indicates the prior session’s bill number and cosponsors.

SB 198 TOMLINSON, ERICKSON, WAUGH, WARD, TARTAGLIONE,
FONTANA, BREWSTER, FARNESE, WASHINGTON, RAFFERTY AND ALLOWAY

Introduced as SB406