HB 1476 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection of victims of sexual violence or intimidation, further providing for definitions.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-09
Latest action: — Laid on the table, Nov. 17, 2025
Sponsors
- Natalie Mihalek (R, PA-40) — sponsor · 2025-09-09
- Shelby Labs (R, PA-143) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Abby Major (R, PA-60) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Kathleen C. Tomlinson (R, PA-18) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 9, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — First consideration, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Nov. 17, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2267 · 1,850 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2267
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1476
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MIHALEK, LABS, MARCELL, MAJOR, TOMLINSON,
ARMANINI, STAATS, KUZMA AND GILLEN, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection of victims
3 of sexual violence or intimidation, further providing for
4 definitions.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The definition of "intimidation" in section 62A03
8 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended
9 to read:
10 § 62A03. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
12 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 * * *
15 "Intimidation." Conduct constituting a crime under either of
16 the following provisions between persons who are not family or
17 household members:
18 18 Pa.C.S. § 2709(a)(4), (5), (6) or (7) (relating to
19 harassment) where the conduct is committed by a person 18
1 years of age or older [against a person under 18 years of
2 age].
3 18 Pa.C.S. § 2709.1 (relating to stalking) where the
4 conduct is committed by a person 18 years of age or older
5 [against a person under 18 years of age].
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Mihalek (R, state_lower PA-40) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Abby Major (R, state_lower PA-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kathleen C. Tomlinson (R, state_lower PA-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Shelby Labs (R, state_lower PA-143) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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