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PA HB1582
PA HB1582In general provisions relating to offenses involving danger to the person, further providing for definitions.
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Introduced
06/08/2021
06/08/2021
In Committee
06/08/2021
06/08/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill amends the definition of "serious provocation" in the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, specifying that the term does not include the discovery, knowledge, or potential disclosure of a victim's actual or perceived gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation, including situations where the victim made an unwanted romantic or sexual advance towards the defendant or if the defendant and victim had a romantic or sexual relationship. The bill is intended to provide clarity and context around the definition of "serious provocation" in Pennsylvania's criminal laws.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (37)
Ben Sanchez (D)*,
Jessica Benham (D),
Kevin Boyle (D),
Tim Briggs (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Scott Conklin (D),
Martell Covington (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Austin Davis (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Isabella Fitzgerald (D),
Dan Frankel (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Kristine Howard (D),
Sara Innamorato (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Emily Kinkead (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Bridget Kosierowski (D),
Rick Krajewski (D),
Steve Malagari (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Napoleon Nelson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Brian Sims (D),
Mike Sturla (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Joseph Webster (D),
Michael Zabel (D),
Last Action
Referred to JUDICIARY (on 06/08/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1582 | 06/09/2021 |
| Bill | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1582&pn=1734 | 06/10/2021 |
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