PRINTER'S NO. 2772
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2358
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BONNER, GROVE, RYAN, SMITH, WHITE, SILVIS,
M. MACKENZIE, ROTHMAN, ZIMMERMAN AND KEEFER, MARCH 8, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 8, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental
operations, providing for enforcement of State law.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5113. Enforcement of State law.
(a) Offense defined.--The following shall apply:
(1) An elected official of a municipality commits a
misdemeanor of the first degree if the elected official votes
in favor of or approves of a law, regulation or policy that:
(i) permits, or otherwise decriminalizes, an
activity that is illegal or prohibited under the laws of
the Commonwealth;
(ii) prohibits the enforcement of a penalty or fine
for an offense under the laws of the Commonwealth or
establishes a penalty or fine for the offense that is
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