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Introduced
01/21/2021
01/21/2021
In Committee
03/18/2021
03/18/2021
Crossed Over
03/16/2021
03/16/2021
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to further provide for the offense of aggravated assault. Specifically, it adds a new paragraph to the aggravated assault statute, making it a second-degree felony to attempt to cause or intentionally or knowingly cause bodily injury to an individual the perpetrator knows or should know has a physical disability, intellectual disability, or autism spectrum disorder. The bill also provides definitions for "intellectual disability" and "physical disability" to clarify the scope of the new provision.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (16)
Jim Struzzi (R)*,
Karen Boback (R),
Jim Cox (R),
Mark Gillen (R),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Barry Jozwiak (R),
Rob Kauffman (R),
David Millard (R),
Dan Moul (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Eric Nelson (R),
Lynda Schlegel-Culver (R),
Brian Smith (R),
Pam Snyder (D),
Dave Zimmerman (R),
Last Action
First consideration (on 09/20/2022)
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