HB 2271 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of rape.
Congress · introduced 2026-03-10
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 10, 2026
Sponsors
- Marla Brown (R, PA-9) — sponsor · 2026-03-10
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Ryan Warner (R, PA-52) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Marc S. Anderson (R, PA-92) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, PA-171) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
- Brian C. Rasel (R, PA-56) — cosponsor · 2026-03-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 10, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2971 · 3,640 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2971
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2271
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, LEADBETER, WARNER, KRUPA, ANDERSON,
HAMM, DIAMOND, BERNSTINE, KAUFFMAN, BENNINGHOFF AND RASEL,
MARCH 9, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 10, 2026
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing
3 for the offense of rape.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3121(e) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
8 adding subsections to read:
9 § 3121. Rape.
10 * * *
11 (e) Sentences.--[Notwithstanding the provisions of section
12 1103 (relating to sentence of imprisonment for felony), a person
13 convicted of an offense under:
14 (1) Subsection (c) shall be sentenced to a term of
15 imprisonment which shall be fixed by the court at not more
16 than 40 years.
17 (2) Subsection (d) shall be sentenced up to a maximum
18 term of life imprisonment.] Notwithstanding any other
1 provision of law:
2 (1) A person convicted of an offense under subsection
3 (c):
4 (i) Shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment
5 which shall be fixed by the court at not more than 40
6 years.
7 (ii) May be sentenced to undergo medroxyprogesterone
8 acetate treatment in accordance with a schedule of
9 administration monitored by the department. As an
10 alternative to medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment, the
11 person may voluntarily elect to undergo surgical
12 castration.
13 (2) A person convicted of an offense under subsection
14 (d):
15 (i) Shall be sentenced up to a maximum term of life
16 imprisonment.
17 (ii) May be sentenced to undergo medroxyprogesterone
18 acetate treatment in accordance with a schedule of
19 administration monitored by the department. As an
20 alternative to medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment, the
21 person may voluntarily elect to undergo surgical
22 castration.
23 (f) Administration of treatment.--If a person is sentenced
24 to a period of incarceration under this section and the court
25 orders the person to undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate
26 treatment, the department shall commence administration of the
27 treatment not later than one week prior to the person's release
28 from incarceration.
29 (g) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
30 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
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1 the context clearly indicates otherwise:
2 "Department." The Department of Corrections of the
3 Commonwealth.
4 "Surgical castration." The permanent, surgical removal of an
5 individual's testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy)
6 to prevent the production of sex hormones.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Marla Brown (R, state_lower PA-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Brian C. Rasel (R, state_lower PA-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, state_lower PA-171) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Marc S. Anderson (R, state_lower PA-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Ryan Warner (R, state_lower PA-52) | 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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