HB 116 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault.

PRINTER'S NO.   94

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 116
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, DELOZIER, M. JONES, KAUFFMAN, KUZMA,
        NEILSON, SMITH AND STENDER, JANUARY 14, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 14, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
 3      offense of aggravated assault.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Section 2702(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended, subsection (a) is amended by
 8   adding a paragraph and subsection (d) is amended by adding
 9   definitions to read:
10   § 2702.    Aggravated assault.
11      (a)    Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated
12   assault if he:
13             * * *
14             (3.1)   attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly
15      causes bodily injury to an individual whom he knows or should
16      know has an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum
17      disorder;
18             * * *
 1      (b)   Grading.--Aggravated assault under subsection (a)(1),
 2   (2) and (9) is a felony of the first degree. Aggravated assault
 3   under subsection (a)(3), (3.1), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) is a
 4   felony of the second degree.
 5      * * *
 6      (d)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
 7   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 8   subsection:
 9      "Autism spectrum disorder."      As defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5992
10   (relating to definitions), regardless of the age of the
11   individual.
12      * * *
13      "Intellectual disability."       Regardless of the age of the
14   individual, significantly subaverage general intellectual
15   functioning of an individual that is accompanied by significant
16   limitations in adaptive functioning in at least two of the
17   following skill areas:
18            (1)   Communication.
19            (2)   Self-care.
20            (3)   Home living.
21            (4)   Social and interpersonal.
22            (5)   Use of community resources.
23            (6)   Self-direction.
24            (7)   Functional academic.
25            (8)   Work.
26            (9)   Health and safety.
27      * * *
28      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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