Statute References

2023-2024 Legislation Amending Title 18

These bills amend Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. To view a list of all statutes that amend this act, visit the Chronological History.

# of House Bills: 136

# of Senate Bills: 76

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 28	Rep. STRUZZI	Cody’s Law to Protect Those That Cannot Protect Themselves (Former HB 185)
House Bill 47	Rep. MERCURI	Protecting Schools from Predators
House Bill 63	Rep. MAJOR	Preemption Legislation (former HB 979)
House Bill 95	Rep. BULLOCK	Increased Fines for Littering and Dumping
House Bill 131	Rep. BIZZARRO	Requiring Politicians to Clean Up After Themselves
House Bill 150	Rep. ORTITAY	Problem Gambling Evaluation for Trespassing While on a Gaming Self-Exclusion List
House Bill 154	Rep. ORTITAY	Repealing and Replacing Pennsylvania’s Gun Background Check System and Improving the Reporting of PFA’s
House Bill 192	Rep. D. MILLER	Eliminating Three-Strikes Felonies for Retail Theft
House Bill 209	Rep. GLEIM	Removing Obscene Material from Our School Libraries (prior HB 2815)
House Bill 217	Rep. ISAACSON	Firearms on Local Government Property
House Bill 222	Rep. ISAACSON	Animal Abuse: Ear Cropping
House Bill 226	Rep. PARKER	Voluntary No Firearm Purchase List
House Bill 232	Rep. HILL-EVANS	Prohibiting Cooperation with Out-of-State Criminal Abortion Investigations
House Bill 268	Rep. R. MACKENZIE	Prohibition on Fee to Remove Booking Photographs
House Bill 297	Rep. KULIK	Harassment of a Sports Official
House Bill 320	Rep. BOROWICZ	Heartbeat Bill (Former HB 904)
House Bill 323	Rep. STAATS	Upskirting: Justice for Children Victimized in Schools and Elsewhere (Former HB 163)
House Bill 335	Rep. SANCHEZ	Ban on Multi-Burst Trigger Activators
House Bill 336	Rep. SANCHEZ	Banning Future Sales of Assault Weapons
House Bill 337	Rep. SANCHEZ	Establishing a 72-Hour Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases
House Bill 338	Rep. SANCHEZ	Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms
House Bill 355	Rep. ISAACSON	Destroying Confiscated or Recovered Firearms
House Bill 375	Rep. ISAACSON	Electronic Submission of Sexually Explicit Images
House Bill 376	Rep. ISAACSON	Fertility Fraud and Deception
House Bill 387	Rep. HEFFLEY	Benefit Transfer Device Fraud
House Bill 394	Rep. KAUFFMAN	Reforming Venue for Human Trafficking
House Bill 400	Rep. KAUFFMAN	Theft of Plastics
House Bill 416	Rep. POWELL	Prohibiting Remote Stalking
House Bill 428	Rep. HOWARD	Ensuring Reproductive Rights
House Bill 449	Rep. MARKOSEK	Animal Kidnapping
House Bill 465	Rep. KINSEY	Prohibiting Weapons at Public Demonstrations
House Bill 467	Rep. KINSEY	Academic Integrity: Creating the Offense of Academic Fraud
House Bill 475	Rep. D. MILLER	Sky Lantern Fire Safety
House Bill 483	Rep. SOLOMON	Gun Violence Task Force
House Bill 508	Rep. HANBIDGE	Legislation Prohibiting the Declawing of Cats
House Bill 521	Rep. NEILSON	Defining Slot Machines
House Bill 529	Rep. McNEILL	Animal Cruelty: Transporting Dogs (former HB2415)
House Bill 530	Rep. McNEILL	Animal Cruelty: Restrictions on Ownership (Former HB459)
House Bill 539	Rep. NEILSON	Protecting School Crossing Guards (formerly HB 1579)
House Bill 566	Rep. ZIMMERMAN	Concealed Firearms License Fee Waiver (Prior HB 946, 2021-2022)
House Bill 586	Rep. KINSEY	Encoded Ammunition
House Bill 596	Rep. C. WILLIAMS	Prosecuting Felons in Possession of Guns in Philadelphia
House Bill 607	Rep. ISAACSON	The Animal Welfare Cooperation Act
House Bill 637	Rep. SANCHEZ	Prohibition of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense
House Bill 644	Rep. BULLOCK	Prohibiting Weapons in Public Parks
House Bill 689	Rep. HARRIS
House Bill 690	Rep. KINKEAD	Permit to Purchase Firearms
House Bill 696	Rep. MARCELL	Theft of Mail (Former HB 1051)
House Bill 712	Rep. WARREN	Lost and Stolen Firearms
House Bill 713	Rep. WARREN	Safe Storage of Firearms
House Bill 714	Rep. WARREN	Background Checks for Firearms
House Bill 731	Rep. PARKER	Safe Storage Requirements for Long Guns
House Bill 736	Rep. BOYLE	Expanding Hate Crime Laws
House Bill 737	Rep. BOYLE	Background Checks for Firearms Dealers
House Bill 738	Rep. BOYLE	Limiting the Capacity of Large Capacity Magazines
House Bill 743	Rep. ABNEY	Unified Criminal Justice Data Collection (Former HB2670)
House Bill 748	Rep. BONNER	Enforcement of State Law (Prior HB 2358)
House Bill 750	Rep. BONNER	Wiretap Act Consumer Protection Exception (Prior HB 1985)
House Bill 753	Rep. BONNER	Pain Control for the Unborn
House Bill 766	Rep. PARKER	Closing the Gun Show Loophole
House Bill 774	Rep. STAMBAUGH	Protecting Firearms Purchase Data (Former HB 1491)
House Bill 776	Rep. CEPHAS	Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms (Formerly House Bill 414 of 2021-2022)
House Bill 777	Rep. CEPHAS	Banning “Ghost Gun” Parts (Former HB1966 of 2021-2022)
House Bill 810	Rep. HANBIDGE	Prohibiting Spousal Notice in Abortions
House Bill 821	Rep. GIRAL	Statewide Gun Buyback Program
House Bill 838	Rep. HOWARD	Preventing Financial Exploitation
House Bill 898	Rep. PARKER	Raising the Minimum Age to Purchase and Possess a Firearm to 21
House Bill 912	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Prohibiting Firearms in Court Buildings
House Bill 999	Rep. RABB	Repealing Pennsylvania's Death Penalty
House Bill 1018	Rep. O'MARA	Extreme Risk Protection Orders (former House Bill 1903)
House Bill 1024	Rep. FRANKEL	Anti-Hate Crimes Package
House Bill 1027	Rep. FRANKEL	Anti-Hate Crimes Package
House Bill 1063	Rep. R. MACKENZIE	Combating Deepfake Sexual Exploitation
House Bill 1066	Rep. R. MACKENZIE	PA Instant Check System to Verify Immigration Status
House Bill 1069	Rep. METZGAR	State Correctional Institutions Safety Reform
House Bill 1078	Rep. DELLOSO	Failure to Report a Dead Body (Formerly HB1911)
House Bill 1081	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Raising the Age to Purchase a Semi-Automatic Assault Rifle to 21
House Bill 1102	Rep. CIRESI	Community Service Option for All Littering Violations
House Bill 1112	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Animal-Drawn Carriages
House Bill 1114	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Banning Traveling Animal Acts in Pennsylvania
House Bill 1117	Rep. BRENNAN	Restricting “Cop Killer” Bullets
House Bill 1119	Rep. HOWARD	Hate Crimes Against the Disabled (previously HB487)
House Bill 1121	Rep. HOWARD	Getting Guns Off Our Streets (formerly HB2688)
House Bill 1157	Rep. SCOTT	Mental Health Reporting Requirements
House Bill 1161	Rep. McNEILL	Prohibiting the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
House Bill 1176	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Ending Illegal Firearm Trafficking in Pennsylvania
House Bill 1181	Rep. PARKER	Fair Criminal Record Screening Act
House Bill 1187	Rep. RABB	Modernizing the definitions section of Chapter 21 of the PA Crime Code
House Bill 1189	Rep. RABB	Establishing an Automatic Inflation Adjustment for Criminal Offense Grading
House Bill 1190	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	3D-Printed Firearms
House Bill 1194	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Funding for Family Planning Providers
House Bill 1229	Rep. M. BROWN	Felony for Falsely Reported Threats or Emergencies toward Schools
House Bill 1250	Rep. KINSEY	Firearm Safety Certificate
House Bill 1278	Rep. PIELLI	Wiretap Act Legislation
House Bill 1298	Rep. A. BROWN	Fitzgerald’s Law – Protecting Our Law Enforcement Officers (Final Draft)
House Bill 1302	Rep. SIEGEL	Prohibiting Firearms in the Capitol
House Bill 1320	Rep. BIZZARRO	Beagle Freedom Bills
House Bill 1321	Rep. KEEFER	Holding Bad Law Enforcement Actors Accountable
House Bill 1324	Rep. KRUEGER	Co-Sponsorship: Prohibiting Wildlife Trafficking in Pennsylvania
House Bill 1326	Rep. OWLETT	Drug Delivery Resulting in Death Legislation
House Bill 1357	Rep. PARKER	Improving the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS)
House Bill 1373	Rep. MERSKI	Unauthorized Dissemination of Artificially Generated Impersonations or Deepfakes
House Bill 1375	Rep. RABB	Reconciling State and Federal Third Degree Misdemeanor Sentencing Law
House Bill 1444	Rep. KUTZ	Authorizing Body Cameras for Parole Agents
House Bill 1475	Rep. WARREN	Cruelty to Animals - Ending Live Pigeon Shoots
House Bill 1563	Rep. A. BROWN	Requiring Identification to Enter Gun Shows
House Bill 1629	Rep. BRIGGS	Protecting Children from Accidental Firearm Injuries and Deaths
House Bill 1635	Rep. SCHEUREN	Help Make our Roadways Safer for Motorcycles & Bicycles
House Bill 1660	Rep. GREGORY	Unlawful Contact with Minor
House Bill 1689	Rep. KHAN	Youth Sentencing and the Developing Brain
House Bill 1700	Rep. ISAACSON
House Bill 1704	Rep. RABB	Amending CHRIA to Ensure Disclosure of Public Health and Community Safety Risks
House Bill 1741	Rep. RABB	Automatic Expungement of Criminal History After a Pardon
House Bill 1744	Rep. GREGORY	Catch a Sexual Predator Amendment to the Wire Tap Act
House Bill 1753	Rep. PIELLI	Combatting AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
House Bill 1782	Rep. KLUNK	Updating PA Law to Correctly Recognize Child Pornography as Child Sex Abuse Material
House Bill 1847	Rep. D'ORSIE	Increasing grading on corruption of minor charges in cases where the perpetrator is a person of authority.
House Bill 1852	Rep. RABB	Empowering law enforcement to fight gun violence at the point of sale
House Bill 1859	Rep. BRIGGS	Preventing Convicted Felons from Obtaining Illegal Firearms
House Bill 1900	Rep. MAKO	Amending Title 18 - Drug Delivery Resulting in Death
House Bill 1909	Rep. WARNER	Allowing for the Death Penalty or Chemical Castration of Child Rapists
House Bill 1920	Rep. MALAGARI	Adopting a Public Health Approach to Tobacco Use in Schools
House Bill 2004	Rep. ZIMMERMAN	Sheriff Legislation
House Bill 2042	Rep. DUNBAR	Skill Games Legislation
House Bill 2056	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Coverage for Abortion in Commonwealth Insurance Policies
House Bill 2077	Rep. BRENNAN	Firearms at Polling Places
House Bill 2135	Rep. DAWKINS	Parole Eligibility Expansion for Life Sentences (HB135 from 2021-2022)
House Bill 2139	Rep. WARREN
House Bill 2143	Rep. COOPER	Requiring Age Verification To Pornographic Websites To Prevent Children From Gaining Access
House Bill 2163	Rep. M. BROWN	Mandatory Sentences for Fentanyl Delivery
House Bill 2170	Rep. PIELLI	Protecting Our Hospital Security Employees
House Bill 2171	Rep. WAXMAN	Decriminalizing HIV in Pennsylvania
House Bill 2181	Rep. WARNER	Amend Title 18 (Crimes Code) to Create the Offense of Child Torture
House Bill 2206	Rep. BELLMON	Electronic Records of Firearm Sales
House Bill 2214	Rep. WHITE	Minimum Bail Requirement for Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer
House Bill 2227	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Affirmative Defense for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Senate Bill 44	Sen. DUSH	Ensuring Victims of Human Trafficking Have Access to Services
Senate Bill 48	Sen. HUGHES	3D-printed Firearms and Undetectable Firearms
Senate Bill 49	Sen. HUGHES	3D-printed Firearms and Undetectable Firearms
Senate Bill 53	Sen. HUGHES	Weapons in Public Parks
Senate Bill 56	Sen. HUGHES	Requiring a Firearms Safety or Training Course as a Condition of Obtaining a Concealed Carry Permit
Senate Bill 57	Sen. HUGHES	Adding Additional Disqualifying Criminal Convictions to the Uniform Firearms Act
Senate Bill 60	Sen. HUGHES	Universal Background Checks
Senate Bill 63	Sen. KEARNEY	Hate-Based Intimidation
Senate Bill 65	Sen. HAYWOOD	Permit to Purchase Legislation
Senate Bill 68	Sen. HUGHES	Community Service for Convictions Relating to Underage Drinking
Senate Bill 73	Sen. TARTAGLIONE	Assault on Public Transportation Employees
Senate Bill 78	Sen. HUGHES	False reports of ‘criminal activity’ based on race or ethnicity
Senate Bill 88	Sen. MUTH	Expanding Post Conviction Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking
Senate Bill 110	Sen. STEFANO	Castle Doctrine Expansion
Senate Bill 113	Sen. LANGERHOLC	Hate Crimes Against Law Enforcement and First Responders
Senate Bill 135	Sen. STREET	Parole Eligibility for Life Sentences
Senate Bill 159	Sen. LANGERHOLC	Unauthorized Use of an Electronic Tracking Device
Senate Bill 170	Sen. BAKER	Juvenile Justice Task Force Report Recommendations 2, 5, 16, 23
Senate Bill 186	Sen. J. WARD	Updating Pennsylvania's Statutes to Fight Exploitation of Children
Senate Bill 200	Sen. SANTARSIERO	Assault Weapons Ban
Senate Bill 212	Sen. MASTRIANO	Protecting the Rights of Concealed Carry Permit Holders Traveling Across State Lines
Senate Bill 220	Sen. HUGHES	Imposing Strict Liability on Sales or Transfers of Firearms in Violation of the Uniform Firearms Act
Senate Bill 235	Sen. MASTRIANO	Tyler’s Law: Imposing Tougher Penalties on Fentanyl Dealers
Senate Bill 260	Sen. ROBINSON	Body Camera Authorization for Parole Agents
Senate Bill 267	Sen. BROOKS	Adding Urgent Care Centers to the Safe Haven Law
Senate Bill 281	Sen. MUTH	Firearms Safety Training
Senate Bill 289	Sen. MASTRIANO	Monument Protection Legislation
Senate Bill 357	Sen. DUSH	Constitutional Carry of a Firearm
Senate Bill 424	Sen. SANTARSIERO	Repealing Pennsylvania's "Stand Your Ground" Law
Senate Bill 427	Sen. SANTARSIERO	Safe Storage of Firearms
Senate Bill 431	Sen. SANTARSIERO	Safe Storage of Firearms
Senate Bill 457	Sen. SANTARSIERO	Protecting Children from Accidental Gun Injuries and Deaths
Senate Bill 461	Sen. TARTAGLIONE	Lost and Stolen Gun Reporting
Senate Bill 527	Sen. FARRY	Cracking Down on Porch Pirating
Senate Bill 529	Sen. BREWSTER	Duty to Assist
Senate Bill 533	Sen. LANGERHOLC	Increased Penalties for Drug Delivery around Recovery Houses
Senate Bill 536	Sen. BOSCOLA	Checking-In of Firearms in Municipal Buildings
Senate Bill 556	Sen. DUSH	Preventing Financial Institutions from Tracking Second Amendment Activities
Senate Bill 563	Sen. PHILLIPS-HILL	Safeguarding the Commonwealth from Ransomware Attacks
Senate Bill 596	Sen. ARGALL	Fighting Back Against Organized Retail Theft
Senate Bill 598	Sen. BAKER	Wiretap Act Extension
Senate Bill 600	Sen. MUTH	Death Penalty Repeal
Senate Bill 627	Sen. BREWSTER	Drug Prevention, Recovery, and Enforcement
Senate Bill 637	Sen. CAPPELLETTI	Establishing a 72-Hour Waiting Period for All Firearm Transfers
Senate Bill 639	Sen. KANE	Wiretap Law Amendments – Home Security Systems
Senate Bill 649	Sen. COSTA	Hate Crimes Prevention and Victims' Rights Package
Senate Bill 651	Sen. COSTA	Hate Crimes Prevention and Victims' Rights Package
Senate Bill 672	Sen. KANE	Reasonable and Responsible Firearm Purchasing Rules
Senate Bill 680	Sen. BROOKS	Waiving the License to Carry Firearm Application Fee for Active Military and Honorably Discharged Veterans
Senate Bill 695	Sen. DILLON	Increased Penalties for Firearm "Straw Purchasers"
Senate Bill 697	Sen. STREET	Protecting Our Sacred Spaces
Senate Bill 703	Sen. COMITTA	Protection of Dogs and Cats
Senate Bill 747	Sen. BOSCOLA	Sky Lantern Tethering
Senate Bill 758	Sen. MUTH	The Animal Welfare Cooperation Act
Senate Bill 771	Sen. COMITTA	Hate Crimes Against Disabled
Senate Bill 779	Sen. LANGERHOLC	Pennsylvania Preemption Statute Regarding Firearms and Ammunition
Senate Bill 812	Sen. HUGHES	Swatting legislation
Senate Bill 819	Sen. YAW	Power Grid Legislation
Senate Bill 842	Sen. DILLON	Harassment Protections for Sports Officials
Senate Bill 852	Sen. BAKER	Clean Slate Expansion
Senate Bill 890	Sen. DUSH	Affirmative Defense for Victims of Human Trafficking
Senate Bill 902	Sen. COLLETT	Prohibition of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense
Senate Bill 903	Sen. COLLETT	Local Regulation of Firearms
Senate Bill 908	Sen. HAYWOOD	Requiring Background Checks to Purchase Ammunition
Senate Bill 909	Sen. KANE	Protect Children by Requiring Identification for Ammunition Purchases
Senate Bill 944	Sen. BARTOLOTTA	Automatic Expungement of Criminal History After a Pardon
Senate Bill 969	Sen. CAPPELLETTI	Illegal Gambling Devices
Senate Bill 975	Sen. BROOKS	New Felony Criminal Penalties for False Reports of Emergency Threats towards Educational Facilities
Senate Bill 983	Sen. MASTRIANO	Death Penalty for Convicted Human Traffickers of Children
Senate Bill 1021	Sen. DILLON	Addressing the Problem of Unattended Minors at Casinos
Senate Bill 1030	Sen. VOGEL	Increasing Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution Involving Minors
Senate Bill 1045	Sen. KANE	Responsible Artificial Intelligence Use Package – Policies and Guidelines for Commonwealth Use and Unauthorized Dissemination of Artificially Generated Impersonation
Senate Bill 1083	Sen. BOSCOLA	Protecting Kids from AI Exploitation
Senate Bill 1122	Sen. HUGHES	Decriminalizing HIV in Pennsylvania
Senate Bill 1142	Sen. FARRY	Parity of Gaming Across the Commonwealth
Senate Bill 1146	Sen. LAUGHLIN	Amending the Uniform Firearms Act