HB 1835 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sexual abuse of children.

PRINTER'S NO.   2258

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1835
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY OWLETT, KLUNK, PICKETT, SCHEUREN, KUZMA, BERNSTINE
        AND M. MACKENZIE, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the
 3      offense of sexual abuse of children.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Section 6312 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
 8   § 6312.    Sexual abuse of children.
 9      * * *
10      (d.2)    Sentencing enhancement.--The Pennsylvania Commission
11   on Sentencing, in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154 (relating to
12   adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a
13   sentencing enhancement for the courts to consider in cases
14   involving a violation of subsection (b), (c) or (d) if the child
15   depicted was a descendant, including a stepchild,
16   stepgrandchild, brother, sister, nephew, niece, cousin or other
17   relative of the defendant.
18      * * *
1     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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