Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

HB 165 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

Last action — Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 617, Feb. 13, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

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Summary

Pain Control for the Unborn (Prior HB 753)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

86 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 165 introduces a new program aimed at collecting and analyzing criminal justice data for defendants aged 18 and older in Pennsylvania. This amendment establishes a Unified Criminal Justice Data Collection Program which involves collaboration among various criminal justice entities in the state, such as the Pennsylvania State Police and county prosecutors. This change is significant because it seeks to improve the understanding of criminal behavior and outcomes, potentially leading to more informed policies and practices within the justice system. The previous version of the bill, which addressed medical procedures related to abortion, has been removed entirely.

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CORRECTIVE REPRINT PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
PRINTER'S NO.
123 PRINTER'S NO.
123 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
617 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
165 2025 INTRODUCED BY BONNER, JAMES, M.
165 2025 INTZIMMERMAN AND GILLEN, JANUARY 16, 2025UFFMAN, KUZMA, ROWE, REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 16, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania ◄ Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for ◄ medical consultation and judgment.
BROWN, KAUFFMAN, KUZMA, ROWE AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 16, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 16, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, providing for unified criminal justice data collection.
◄ The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 3204 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania ◄ Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
◄ § 3204.
§ 9107.
Medical consultation and judgment.
Unified criminal justice data collection.
◄ * * * ◄ (b.1) Pain relief medication.--No abortion shall be ◄ performed without providing pain relief medication to the unborn ◄ child who is more than 15 weeks' gestational age prior to the ◄ abortion procedure unless:
(a) Formation of program.--The commission, in consultation with the Pennsylvania State Police, county prosecutors' offices, the court and the Department of Corrections, shall establish the Unified Criminal Justice Data Collection Program to collect, record and analyze data regarding defendants in this Commonwealth who are 18 years of age or older at the time of the commission of an alleged indictable offense or an offense defined under Subchapter A of Chapter 55 (relating to definition of offenses generally).
◄ (1) the physician has prior knowledge of an adverse ◄ reaction to pain relief medication by the pregnant woman;
(b) Data compilation.--In furtherance of the program, the commission shall compile data collected from the time a defendant enters the criminal justice system of the Commonwealth by arrest, charge or other action, through the final disposition of the defendant's case.
or ◄ (2) there is a medical emergency where there is ◄ insufficient time to provide pain relief medication before ◄ the abortion is performed.
The data shall include information concerning the race, ethnicity, gender and age of the defendant and be compiled in accordance with the standards of the classification of Federal data on race and ethnicity established by the Federal Office of Management and Budget.
◄ * * * ◄ Section 2.
The data shall include:
(1) Warrants, arrests, charges, filing of criminal complaints and indictments.
(2) Dismissed or downgraded charges.
(3) Cases which proceed to trial and the disposition of the cases, including convictions and guilty pleas.
(4) Admission to diversionary programs, including data on program applications, and any prosecutorial or court consent or denial for a defendant's entry into diversionary programs.
(5) Cases involving victims, including the race, ethnicity, gender and age of the defendant and victims in those cases.
(c) Cooperation.--The Pennsylvania State Police, county prosecutors' offices, the court, offices of public defender and county and municipal police departments shall cooperate with the commission in the implementation of the program and shall assist in the collection, recording, compilation and provision of data in furtherance of the program to the extent and in the manner required by the commission.
(d) Disclosure.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any confidential or personal 20250HB0165PN0123 - 2 - identifying information.
(e) Report.--The commission shall prepare and publish an annual report summarizing the data collected, recorded and analyzed under this section and post the report on the publicly accessible Internet website of the commission.
No later than August 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the Governor's Office, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives the written report under this subsection containing summaries of the data collected, recorded and analyzed pursuant to this section.
The commission shall also make recommendations as appropriate for legislative changes or improvements that could be made to the criminal justice system based on the commission's findings.
(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commission." The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency of the Commonwealth.
"Court." The minor judiciary or any other court in this Commonwealth.
"Indictable offense." An offense other than a summary offense.
"Personal identifying information." The name and aliases, address, Social Security number, telephone number, facsimile number, driver's license number or email address or social media address of any defendant or victim.
"Program." The Unified Criminal Justice Data Collection Program established under this section.
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Action History

  1. Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 617, Feb. 13, 2025

  2. Referred to HEALTH, Jan. 16, 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 165 do?
Pain Control for the Unborn (Prior HB 753)
Who sponsors HB 165?
HB 165 is sponsored by Marla Brown (Republican), Timothy R. Bonner (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), Andrew Kuzma (Republican), David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), and David H. Rowe (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 165?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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