SB 45 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, providing for the offense of promoting prostitution, for the offense of living off of prostituted persons and for the offense of patronizing prostitution and further providing for grants; in public indecency, further providing for prostitution and related offenses; establishing the Prevention of Human Trafficking Restricted Account; in child protective services, further providing for definitions; in sentencing, further providing for sexual offenses and tier system; in DNA data and testing, further providing for definitions; in interstate compacts, further providing for supervision of persons paroled by other states; and, in powers and duties relating to the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.

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17611791 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of 2026 No.

WARD, VOGEL, FLYNN AND BROOKS, MARCH 18, 2026 AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JUNE 3,8, 2026 AN ACT Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, providing for the offense of promoting prostitution, for the offense of living off of prostituted persons and for the offense of patronizing prostitutionindecency, and further providing for grants;prostitution and related offenses;

inestablishing publicthe indecency,Prevention furtherof providingHuman forTrafficking prostitution and related Restricted Account;

in child protective services, furthergfurther providing for definitions;

Section 3001 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition <-- DEFINITIONS to read:

<-- § 3001.

"PROSTITUTION." ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY FOR MONEY OR <-- ANYTHING OF VALUE.

* * * "SEXUAL ACTIVITY." AS DEFINED IN SECTION 5902(F) (RELATING TO PROSTITUTION).

(1) owning, controlling, managing, supervising or otherwise keeping, alone or in association with others, a <-- house of prostitution or a prostitution business;

(3)(RESERVED); encouraging, inducing or otherwise intentionally causing another to become or remain a person in prostitution;

<-- (3) encouraging, inducing or otherwise intentionally causing another to become or remain a person in prostitution;

20260SB0045PN1791 - 2 - (6) procuring a person in prostitution for a patron;

(8) leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled by the actor, alone or in association with others, to be 20260SB0045PN1761 - 2 - regularly used for prostitution or the promotion of prostitution, or failure to make reasonable effort to abate the use by ejecting the tenant, notifying law enforcement authorities or other legally available means;

(6) transporting a minor into or within this 20260SB0045PN1791 - 3 - Commonwealth with intent to promote the engaging in prostitution by that minor, or procuring or paying for transportation with that intent;

(7) leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled by the actor, alone or in association with others, to be regularly used for prostitution of a minor or the promotion of prostitution of a minor, or failure to make reasonable 20260SB0045PN1761 - 3 - effort to abate the use by ejecting the tenant, notifying law enforcement authorities or other legally available means;

<-- (B) the actor compels another to engage in or promote prostitution;

(ii) An offense constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree if the offense is a first offense under 20260SB0045PN1791 - 4 - subsection (a)(5), (6), (7), (8) or (9).

(3) If an offense under subsection (a) or (b) is not 20260SB0045PN1761 - 4 - provided for under paragraph (1) or (2), the offense shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree.

(ii) A person convicted of a second offense shall 20260SB0045PN1791 - 5 - pay a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $25,000.

(2) Not less than $10,000 and not more than $50,000 if the victim of sexual servitude was a minor at the time of the 20260SB0045PN1761 - 5 - offense.

(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "sexual <-- activity" shall mean the same as defined under section 5902(f) (relating to prostitution).

20260SB0045PN1791 - 6 - (i) Health services, including mental health services.

20260SB0045PN1761 - 6 - (3) Ensure protection of victims of human trafficking, including training of first responders.

(1) [is an inmate of a house of prostitution or otherwiseotherwise] engages in sexual activity as a business] <-- exchanges sexual activity for money or something of value;

20260SB0045PN1791 - 7 - (4) Felony of the third degree if the person who committed the offense knew that he or she was human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive or manifesting acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

The following acts 20260SB0045PN1761 - 7 - shall, without limitation of the foregoing, constitute promoting prostitution:

or (8) soliciting, receiving, or agreeing to receive any 20260SB0045PN1791 - 8 - benefit for doing or agreeing to do anything forbidden by this subsection.

(1) owning, controlling, managing, supervising or 20260SB0045PN1761 - 8 - otherwise keeping, alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business in which a victim is a minor;

or (8) soliciting, receiving or agreeing to receive any benefit for doing or agreeing to do anything forbidden by 20260SB0045PN1791 - 9 - this subsection.

(ii) the actor compels another to engage in or 20260SB0045PN1761 - 9 - promote prostitution;

(1) Misdemeanor of the third degree when the offense is 20260SB0045PN1791 - 10 - a first or second offense.

(4) Felony of the third degree if the person who committed the offense knew that he or she was human 20260SB0045PN1761 - 10 - immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive or manifesting acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).](AIDS). <-- (e.2) Publication of sentencing order.--A court imposing a sentence for a second or subsequent offense committed under subsection (e) shall publish the sentencing order in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district in which the court sits, and the court costs imposed on the person sentenced shall include the cost of publishing the sentencing order.] <-- (f) Definitions.--As used in this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:

(e.2) Publication of sentencing order.--A court imposing a sentence for a second or subsequent offense committed under subsection (e) shall publish the sentencing order in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district in which the court sits, and the court costs imposed on the person sentenced shall include the cost of publishing the sentencing order.] (f) Definitions.--As used in this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:

"Sexual activity." Includes sexual intercourse and deviate sexual intercourse, as those terms are defined in section 3101 (relating to definitions), and any touching on the sexual or other intimate parts of an individual for the purpose of 20260SB0045PN1791 - 11 - gratifying sexual desire of either person.

20260SB0045PN1761 - 11 - * * * "Sexual abuse or exploitation." Any of the following:

This paragraph does not include consensual activities between a child who is 14 years of age or older and another person who is 14 years of age or older and whose age is within four 20260SB0045PN1791 - 12 - years of the child's age.

20260SB0045PN1761 - 12 - (iii) Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse as defined in 18 Pa.C.S.

(xii) Unlawful contact with a minor as defined in 18 20260SB0045PN1791 - 13 - Pa.C.S.

20260SB0045PN1761 - 13 - * * * (c) Tier II sexual offenses.--The following offenses, or an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit any of the following offenses, shall be classified as Tier II sexual offenses: