PRINTER'S NO. 1023
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1026
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, N. NELSON, McNEILL, HANBIDGE, KAZEEM,
PISCIOTTANO, PIELLI, BRIGGS, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG,
GUENST, HOHENSTEIN, DELLOSO, HILL-EVANS, HARKINS, FLEMING,
STURLA, WARREN, KINKEAD, FREEMAN, O'MARA, OTTEN, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, BOROWSKI, CERRATO, KHAN, SIEGEL, MAYES, FLICK,
PROBST, ISAACSON, SCOTT, GIRAL, GALLAGHER, BENHAM, TAKAC,
T. DAVIS AND SMITH-WADE-EL, APRIL 25, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 25, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, providing
for sentencing for hate-based intimidation and for community
impact statements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 9720.9. Sentencing for hate-based intimidation.
(a) Condition of probation.--In addition to any other
penalties or fines imposed, a person who has been convicted of
an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2710 (relating to ethnic
intimidation) may be required as a condition of probation to:
(1) complete at least eight hours of educational
instruction relating to the community against whom the person
convicted has shown bias; or
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