Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 13 D cosponsors

SB 212 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to offenses involving danger to the person, further providing for definitions.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 21, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 D).

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Summary

Prohibition of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends the definition of 'serious provocation' to exclude certain circumstances related to a victim's gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation.

  • 18 Pa.C.S. § 2301

    The term does not include the discovery, knowledge or potential disclosure of a victim's actual or perceived gender identity or expression or sexual orientation, including circumstances in which the victim made an unwanted nonforcible romantic or sexual advance toward the defendant or if the defendant and victim had a romantic or sexual relationship. → The term does not include the discovery, knowledge or potential disclosure of a victim's actual or perceived gender identity or expression or sexual orientation.

    This change clarifies that certain circumstances related to a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation cannot be considered serious provocation.

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, March 21, 2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 212 do?
Prohibition of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense
Who sponsors SB 212?
SB 212 is sponsored by Maria Collett (Democratic), Sharif Street (Democratic), Vincent J. Hughes (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), John I. Kane (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), and Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 212?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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