HB 2258 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, providing for trauma-informed screening for human trafficking victimization.

PRINTER'S NO.   2955

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2258
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, SANCHEZ, KINKEAD, HILL-EVANS, KHAN,
        FREEMAN, DOUGHERTY, MERSKI, STEELE, HANBIDGE AND DELLOSO,
        MARCH 2, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 3, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
 2      Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters,
 3      providing for trauma-informed screening for human trafficking
 4      victimization.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 9   § 6343.   Trauma-informed screening for human trafficking
10                victimization.
11      (a)    Screening development and administration.--The
12   Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Juvenile
13   Court Judges' Commission, shall develop and implement a trauma-
14   informed screening to identify whether a child is a victim of,
15   or may be at risk for becoming a victim of, human trafficking
16   involving sexual servitude as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3001
17   (relating to definitions). A juvenile probation officer shall
18   administer the screening to an allegedly delinquent child at the
 1   intake conference following the submission of a written
 2   allegation.
 3      (b)   Connection to specialized services.--If the screening
 4   under subsection (a) identifies a child as a victim of, or at
 5   risk for becoming a victim of, human trafficking involving
 6   sexual servitude, a juvenile probation officer shall connect the
 7   child with specialized programs and services available under 18
 8   Pa.C.S. § 3062 (relating to specialized services for sexually
 9   exploited children).
10      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 90 days.




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