HB 1835 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sexual abuse of children.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-04
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 4, 2025
Sponsors
- Clint Owlett (R, PA-68) — sponsor · 2025-09-04
- Kate A. Klunk (R, PA-169) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Donna Scheuren (R, PA-147) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 4, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2258 · 1,564 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2258
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1835
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY OWLETT, KLUNK, PICKETT, SCHEUREN, KUZMA, BERNSTINE
AND M. MACKENZIE, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the
3 offense of sexual abuse of children.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6312 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
8 § 6312. Sexual abuse of children.
9 * * *
10 (d.2) Sentencing enhancement.--The Pennsylvania Commission
11 on Sentencing, in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154 (relating to
12 adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a
13 sentencing enhancement for the courts to consider in cases
14 involving a violation of subsection (b), (c) or (d) if the child
15 depicted was a descendant, including a stepchild,
16 stepgrandchild, brother, sister, nephew, niece, cousin or other
17 relative of the defendant.
18 * * *
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Owlett (R, state_lower PA-68) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Donna Scheuren (R, state_lower PA-147) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kate A. Klunk (R, state_lower PA-169) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg