Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 19 D · 12 R cosponsors

HR 618 — A Resolution recognizing the month of January 2020 as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Last action — PN 3196 Amended and Adopted

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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

30 added · 33 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HR 618 includes some significant language updates to enhance clarity about human trafficking. Terms like "forced into labor slavery" and "subjected to sexual slavery" have been revised to "involuntary labor servitude" and "involuntary sexual servitude." This change is important as it aims to provide a clearer legal definition of the issues, which can help ensure better understanding, enforcement, and support for victims. Additionally, the amendment emphasizes the urgency of raising public awareness to combat these serious crimes effectively.

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
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2946 PRINTER'S NO.
2946 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE RESOLUTION Session of No.
3196 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE RESOLUTION Session of No.
DAVIS, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FARRY, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GILLEN, GLEIM, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, McNEILL, MENTZER, MERSKI, MILLARD, B.
DAVIS, GLEIM, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN,, HOWARD, JONES, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, McCLINTON, McNEILL, MENTZER, MERSKI, MILLARD, B.
MILLER, MOUL, NEILSON,, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, READSHAW, RYAN, SAMUELSON, SAPPEY, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHMITT, SCHROEDER, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, STAATS, TOEPEL, WARREN, POLINCHOCK, DONATUCCI, RADER, MALAGARI AND QUINN, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 AS AMENDED, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 21, 2020 A RESOLUTION Recognizing the month of January 2020 as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
MILLER, MOUL, NEILSON, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, READSHAW, RYAN, SAMUELSON, SAPPEY, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHMITT, SCHROEDER, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, STAATS, TOEPEL AND WARREN, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 A RESOLUTION Recognizing the month of January 2020 as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
and WHEREAS, Of that amount, 81% are forced into labor slavery <-- INVOLUNTARY LABOR SERVITUDE and 19% are subjected to sexual <-- slavery INVOLUNTARY SEXUAL SERVITUDE;
and WHEREAS, Of that amount, 81% are forced into labor slavery and 19% are subjected to sexual slavery;
and <-- WHEREAS, It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of individuals live in slavery ARE SUBJECTED TO INVOLUNTARY <-- SERVITUDE in the United States;
and WHEREAS, It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of individuals live in slavery in the United States;
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Action History

  1. PN 3196 Amended and Adopted

  2. Reported as committed

  3. PN 2946 Referred to JUDICIARY

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 57 co-sponsors · 195 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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Co-sponsors (57)

Not signed on (195)

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Votes

HR 618 PN 3196

Passed 192 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 88004
Republican 53001
Democratic 51002
Total 192007
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (199)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
COX — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
EVERETT — Not Voting
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
KELLER — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MACKENZIE — Yea
MASSER — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
REESE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Not Voting
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Not Voting
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRIS — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Not Voting
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Yea
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Gregory — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Mike Zabel — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Sara Innamorato — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Not Voting
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Not Voting
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Rowe Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Marci Mustello Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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HR 618 PN 2946, 2019 A4500, TOOHIL

Passed 192 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 88004
Republican 53001
Democratic 51002
Total 192007
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (199)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
COX — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
EVERETT — Not Voting
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
KELLER — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MACKENZIE — Yea
MASSER — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
REESE — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Not Voting
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Not Voting
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRIS — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Not Voting
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Yea
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Gregory — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Mike Zabel — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Sara Innamorato — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Not Voting
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Not Voting
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Rowe Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Marci Mustello Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 618?
HR 618 is sponsored by Brett R. Miller (Republican), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Joanna E. McClinton (Democratic), Tina M. Davis (Democratic), Louis Schmitt, Thomas, Frank Burns (Democratic), Caltagirone, Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Schlegel Culver, Seth Grove, Deluca, Aaron Bernstine (Republican), Ryan A. Bizzarro (Democratic), Boback, Brooks, Digirolamo, Brown, Quinn, Everett, Frank A. Farry (Republican), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Barbara Gleim (Republican), Hennessey, Hickernell, Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Mike Jones (Republican), Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), Kortz, Longietti, Steven C. Mentzer (Republican), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Millard, Dan Moul (Republican), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Tina Pickett (Republican), Readshaw, Ryan, Steve Samuelson (Democratic), Christina D. Sappey (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Schroeder, Peter Schweyer (Democratic), Sonney, Craig T. Staats (Republican), Toepel, Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Polinchock, Donatucci, Jack Rader (Republican), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Comitta, Donna Oberlander, and Stephen Kinsey.
What is the current status of HR 618?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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