HB 2019 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for exclusions from child abuse.

PRINTER'S NO.    2578

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                             HOUSE BILL
                             No. 2019
                                                     Session of
                                                       2025

     INTRODUCED BY RIVERA, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, SANCHEZ, SMITH-WADE-
        EL, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND MARCELL, NOVEMBER 7, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, NOVEMBER 12, 2025


                                          AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
 3      providing for exclusions from child abuse.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.         Section 6304(f)(2)(i) of Title 23 of the
 7   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 6304.    Exclusions from child abuse.
 9      * * *
10      (f)    Child-on-child contact.--
11             * * *
12             (2)   Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the following shall
13      apply:
14                   (i)    Acts constituting any of the following crimes
15             against a child shall be subject to the reporting
16             requirements of this chapter:
17                         (A)   rape as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121
18                   (relating to rape);
 1                  (B)    involuntary deviate sexual intercourse as
 2             defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary
 3             deviate sexual intercourse);
 4                  (C)    sexual assault as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
 5             3124.1 (relating to sexual assault);
 6                  (D)    aggravated indecent assault as defined in 18
 7             Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent
 8             assault);
 9                  (E)    indecent assault as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
10             3126 (relating to indecent assault); [and]
11                  (F)    indecent exposure as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
12             3127 (relating to indecent exposure)[.];
13                  (G)    unlawful dissemination of intimate image as
14             defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 (relating to unlawful
15             dissemination of intimate image); and
16                  (H)    sexual abuse of children as defined in 18
17             Pa.C.S. § 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of
18             children).
19             * * *
20    Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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