HB 1909 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offenses of simple assault, of recklessly endangering another person, of terroristic threats, of harassment and of stalking; in kidnapping, further providing for the offenses of unlawful restraint, of false imprisonment and of criminal coercion; in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of indecent assault; and, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for the offense of disorderly conduct.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-30
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 13, 2026
Sponsors
- Nathan Davidson (D, PA-103) — sponsor · 2025-09-30
- Justin C. Fleming (D, PA-105) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Emily Kinkead (D, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Scott Conklin (D, PA-77) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Kristine C. Howard (D, PA-167) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Manuel Guzman (D, PA-127) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Gina H. Curry (D, PA-164) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 30, 2025
- · house — Reported as amended, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — First consideration, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, Jan. 6, 2026
- · house — Second consideration, Jan. 28, 2026
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 28, 2026
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Feb. 2, 2026
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 2, 2026 (104-94)
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Feb. 2, 2026
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 13, 2026
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 2387
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1909
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DAVIDSON, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, providing
3 for sentencing for offenses involving protection from abuse
4 violations.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 9720.9. Sentencing for offenses involving protection from
10 abuse violations.
11 In addition to any minimum term of imprisonment authorized or
12 established by law, an individual who commits a criminal offense
13 during the performance of a violation of an offense under 23
14 Pa.C.S. § 6114 (relating to contempt for violation of order or
15 agreement) shall have the criminal offense graded one degree
16 higher up to and including a felony of the third degree.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | 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 | Nathan Davidson (D, state_lower PA-103) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Emily Kinkead (D, state_lower PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gina H. Curry (D, state_lower PA-164) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, state_lower PA-177) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Justin C. Fleming (D, state_lower PA-105) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kristine C. Howard (D, state_lower PA-167) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, state_lower PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Manuel Guzman (D, state_lower PA-127) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Nancy Guenst (D, state_lower PA-152) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Scott Conklin (D, state_lower PA-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Steven R. Malagari (D, state_lower PA-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg