PRINTER'S NO. 153
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
185
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, KAUFFMAN, BOBACK, GUENST, HOHENSTEIN,
JOZWIAK, MILLARD, MOUL, NEILSON, SMITH, COX AND ZIMMERMAN,
JANUARY 21, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 21, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
offense of aggravated assault.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2702(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended, subsection (a) is amended by
adding a paragraph and subsection (d) is amended by adding
definitions to read:
§ 2702. Aggravated assault.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated
assault if he:
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(3.1) attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly
causes bodily injury to an individual with a physical
disability , an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum
disorder;
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