HB 384 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for the offense of criminal trespass.

PRINTER'S NO.   349

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 384
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, KHAN AND ROWE, JANUARY 28, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 28, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal
 3      intrusion, further providing for the offense of criminal
 4      trespass.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.     Section 3503(d) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
 8   Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
 9   adding a subsection to read:
10   § 3503.    Criminal trespass.
11      * * *
12      (b.4)    Evaluation for gambling disorder.--
13             (1)   Upon conviction or admission to Accelerated
14      Rehabilitative Disposition or another pretrial diversion
15      program of a person for an offense committed under subsection
16      (b), where the person's name is included on a self-exclusion
17      list and the offense was committed at a licensed facility or
18      a video gaming area, the court may direct that the person be
19      evaluated in a manner deemed appropriate by the court to
 1      determine:
 2                  (i)    if the person has a gambling disorder; and
 3                  (ii)    whether there is a need for counseling or
 4            treatment as part of the sentence or preadjudication
 5            disposition.
 6            (2)   The evaluation shall be conducted by a clinician
 7      appointed by the court and shall include recommendations for
 8      levels of care, continuing care and monitoring.
 9      * * *
10      (d)     [Definition.--As used in this section, the term "school
11   grounds" means any] Definitions.--As used in this section, the
12   following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to
13   them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates
14   otherwise:
15      "Establishment licensee."       As defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 3102
16   (relating to definitions).
17      "Licensed facility."       As defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103
18   (relating to definitions).
19      "Licensed gaming entity."       As defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103.
20      "School grounds."       Any building of or grounds of any
21   elementary or secondary publicly funded educational institution,
22   any elementary or secondary private school licensed by the
23   Department of Education, any elementary or secondary parochial
24   school, any certified day-care center or any licensed preschool
25   program.
26      "Self-exclusion list."       The lists established and maintained
27   by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1516
28   (relating to list of persons self excluded from gaming
29   activities) and 3903 (relating to self-exclusion) or self-
30   exclusion lists maintained by a licensed gaming entity which

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1   meets the minimum criteria stated in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1516 or by an
2   establishment licensee which meets the minimum criteria stated
3   in 4 Pa.C.S. § 3903.
4      "Video gaming area."   As defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 3102.
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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