HB 1363 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense of assault of emergency responder.

PRINTER'S NO.     1558

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1363
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY WEAKNECHT, OWLETT, KUZMA, SMITH, BERNSTINE, ROWE,
        ZIMMERMAN, PUGH, GILLEN, WATRO AND K.HARRIS, APRIL 30, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 1, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense
 3      of assault of emergency responder.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 2702.2.      Assault of emergency responder.
 9      (a)   Offense defined.--
10            (1)    A person commits a felony of the second degree if
11      the person intentionally or knowingly causes or attempts to
12      cause an emergency responder, while in the performance of
13      duty and with knowledge that the victim is an emergency
14      responder, to come into contact with fentanyl or fentanyl
15      derivatives, including fentanyl or fentanyl derivative salts,
16      isomers and salts of isomers, by throwing, tossing or
17      expelling that substance at the emergency responder.
18            (2)    A person commits a felony of the third degree if the
 1      person causes an emergency responder, while in the
 2      performance of duty, to intentionally or knowingly come into
 3      contact with fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives, including
 4      fentanyl or fentanyl derivative salts, isomers and salts of
 5      isomers, while in unlawful possession of that substance in
 6      violation of section 13(a) of the act of April 14, 1972
 7      (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
 8      Device and Cosmetic Act.
 9      (b)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the term
10   "emergency responder" shall have the same meaning as the term is
11   given in 35 Pa.C.S. § 75A01 (relating to definitions).
12      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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