PRINTER'S NO. 3438
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2333
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, RAVENSTAHL, SHUSTERMAN, HILL-EVANS,
SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, READSHAW, LEE, KENYATTA, ULLMAN, MURT,
DONATUCCI, MADDEN, DELLOSO, HOWARD, KIM, CIRESI, A. DAVIS,
McNEILL, DEASY, CONKLIN, GAINEY AND FRANKEL, MARCH 10, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 10, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to
offenses involving danger to the person, further providing
for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "serious provocation" in
section 2301 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 2301. Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
provisions of this article which are applicable to specific
chapters or other provisions of this article, the following
words and phrases, when used in this article shall have, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to
them in this section:
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"Serious provocation." Conduct sufficient to excite an
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