HB 1581 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, further providing for the offense of sale or illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances.
Congress · introduced 2025-06-10
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, June 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Jeff Olsommer (R, PA-139) — sponsor · 2025-06-10
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-06-10
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-06-10
- Dane Watro (R, PA-116) — cosponsor · 2025-06-10
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-06-10
- Brenda M. Pugh (R, PA-120) — cosponsor · 2025-06-10
- Jack Rader (R, PA-176) — cosponsor · 2025-06-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, June 10, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1891 · 2,831 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1891
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1581
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY OLSOMMER, PICKETT, ZIMMERMAN, WATRO, ARMANINI AND
PUGH, JUNE 9, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 10, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, further
3 providing for the offense of sale or illegal use of certain
4 solvents and noxious substances.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 7303(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Title 18 of
8 the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the
9 section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
10 § 7303. Sale or illegal use of certain solvents and noxious
11 substances.
12 * * *
13 (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) [of this section] shall not
14 apply to the inhalation of any anesthesia for medical or dental
15 purposes.
16 (c) Possession prohibited.--No person shall, for the purpose
17 of violating subsection (a) [of this section], use, or possess
18 for the purpose of so using, any noxious substance or substance
19 containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic
1 vapors or fumes.
2 (d) Sale prohibited.--No person shall sell at retail, or
3 offer to sell, to any other person any tube or other container
4 of any noxious substance or substance containing a solvent
5 having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, if he
6 has reasonable cause to suspect that the product sold, or
7 offered for sale, will be used for the purpose set forth in
8 subsection (a) [of this section].
9 (d.1) Sale prohibited to minors.--No person shall sell at
10 retail, or offer to sell, to a minor any tube or other container
11 of any noxious substance or substance containing a solvent
12 having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, if he
13 has reasonable cause to suspect that the product sold, or
14 offered for sale, will be used by a minor for the purpose set
15 forth in subsection (a).
16 (e) Grading.--
17 (1) Any person who violates subsection (d.1) commits a
18 misdemeanor of the second degree.
19 (2) Any person who violates any other provision of this
20 section [shall be guilty of] commits a misdemeanor of the
21 third degree.
22 * * *
23 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 | Jeff Olsommer (R, state_lower PA-139) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Brenda M. Pugh (R, state_lower PA-120) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dane Watro (R, state_lower PA-116) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jack Rader (R, state_lower PA-176) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | 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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