SB 343 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault.

PRINTER'S NO.   280

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          SENATE BILL
                          No. 343
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, PENNYCUICK, FONTANA, COSTA, KANE AND
        FARRY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025

     REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
 3      offense of aggravated assault.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Section 2702(a)(2) and (b) of Title 18 of the
 7   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and subsection
 8   (c) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
 9   § 2702.    Aggravated assault.
10      (a)    Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated
11   assault if [he] the person:
12             * * *
13             (2)   attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or
14      recklessly causes serious bodily injury to any of the
15      officers, agents, employees or other persons enumerated in
16      subsection (c) [or to an employee of an agency, company or
17      other entity engaged in public transportation], while in the
18      performance of duty;
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 2      (b)   Grading.--Aggravated assault under subsection (a)(1),
 3   (2) [and] or (9) is a felony of the first degree. Aggravated
 4   assault under subsection (a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) [and] or (8)
 5   is a felony of the second degree.
 6      (c)   Officers, employees, etc., enumerated.--The officers,
 7   agents, employees and other persons referred to in subsection
 8   (a) shall be as follows:
 9            * * *
10            (40)    An employee of an agency, company or other entity
11      engaged in public transportation.
12      * * *
13      Section 2.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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