HB 1426 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in nuisances, further providing for the offense of scattering rubbish.

PRINTER'S NO.     1661

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1426
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY K.HARRIS, GIRAL, M. MACKENZIE, HILL-EVANS, GAYDOS,
        KENYATTA, MAYES, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, RIVERA, BOROWSKI, GREINER,
        WEBSTER, O'MARA, PROBST, STEELE, PARKER, GREEN, CONKLIN,
        CIRESI AND GILLEN, MAY 7, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 7, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in nuisances, further providing for
 3      the offense of scattering rubbish.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.     Section 6501(b)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of Title 18
 7   of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
 8   § 6501.    Scattering rubbish.
 9      * * *
10      (b)    Penalty.--
11             (1)   A person who violates subsection (a)(1) or (2) is
12      guilty of a summary offense for the first offense and upon
13      conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
14      less than $50 nor more than [$300] $2,000 and be required to
15      pick up litter or illegally dumped trash for not less than
16      five nor more than 30 hours to be completed within six
17      months, or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or
 1    both.
 2        (2)   A person who violates subsection (a)(1) or (2) is
 3    guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for the second
 4    and subsequent offense and upon conviction thereof shall be
 5    sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than
 6    [$1,000] $5,000. The person also may be sentenced to
 7    imprisonment or be required to pick up litter or illegally
 8    dumped trash for not less than 30 nor more than 100 hours to
 9    be completed within one year.
10        (3)   A person who violates subsection (a)(3) is guilty of
11    a misdemeanor of the second degree for the first offense and
12    upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of
13    not less than $500 nor more than [$5,000] $10,000. The person
14    also may be sentenced to imprisonment or to performing a
15    community service for a period not to exceed two years.
16        (4)   A person who violates subsection (a)(3) is guilty of
17    a misdemeanor of the first degree for the second or
18    subsequent offense and upon conviction thereof shall be
19    sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than
20    [$10,000] $20,000. The person also may be sentenced to
21    imprisonment or to performing a community service for a
22    period not to exceed five years.
23        * * *
24    Section 2.    This act shall take effect in six months.




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