HB 1831 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other offenses, providing for wearing masks on public property prohibited.
Congress · introduced 2025-10-08
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 8, 2025
Sponsors
- Martina A. White (R, PA-170) — sponsor · 2025-10-08
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 8, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2426 · 2,927 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2426
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1831
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, MARCELL, KAUFFMAN AND BERNSTINE,
OCTOBER 7, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 8, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in other offenses, providing for
3 wearing masks on public property prohibited.
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 § 7518. Wearing masks on public property prohibited.
9 (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided under subsection (c), a
10 person may not enter or appear upon or within public property in
11 this Commonwealth while wearing a mask or other device designed
12 to conceal the person's face, voice or identity.
13 (b) Grading.--An offense under subsection (a) constitutes a
14 misdemeanor of the third degree.
15 (c) Applicability.--The prohibition under subsection (a)
16 shall not apply to any of the following:
17 (1) A person wearing a traditional holiday costume.
18 (2) A person engaged in a trade or employment where a
1 mask is worn for the purpose of ensuring the person's safety
2 or due to the nature of the person's occupation or trade.
3 (3) A person using a mask in a theatrical production.
4 (4) A person wearing a mask or other device for a
5 religious purpose.
6 (5) A person engaged in a parade, ritual, initiation,
7 ceremony, celebration or similar type of gathering or event
8 and wearing or using in any manner a costume, disguise,
9 facial makeup, mask or similar device if the person receives
10 the necessary permission as required by statute, if
11 applicable, prior to the gathering or event.
12 (6) A person wearing a medical or surgical grade mask
13 for the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious
14 disease.
15 (7) A person wearing a mask for the purpose of
16 protecting the person's head or face when operating a
17 motorcycle.
18 (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
19 construed to limit, replace or conflict with available
20 protections or remedies under the Americans with Disabilities
21 Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327) or any other
22 applicable Federal or State law.
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 | Martina A. White (R, state_lower PA-170) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | 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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg