PA SB45 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Passed on July 20 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-20 - Act No. 41 of 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

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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Title

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.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-07-12 - House - House Floor: PN1791, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 202 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-11 - House - House Appropriations: PN1791, Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-25 - House - House Judiciary: PN1791, Report Bill As Committed (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-08 - Senate - Senate Floor: PN1791, Final Passage (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-02 - Senate - Senate Floor: PN1627 A03395, DUSH Amendment No. A-3395 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-01 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: PN1627, Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: PN1512, Reported as Amended (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: PN1512 A02992, Adopt Amendment (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-07-20SenateAct No. 41 of 2026
2026-07-20SenateApproved by the Governor
2026-07-12SenatePresented to the Governor
2026-07-12HouseSigned in House
2026-07-12SenateSigned in Senate
2026-07-12HouseThird consideration and final passage (202-0)
2026-07-12HouseRe-reported as committed
2026-07-01HouseRe-referred to Appropriations
2026-07-01HouseSecond consideration
2026-06-29HouseRemoved from table
2026-06-26HouseLaid on the table
2026-06-26HouseFirst consideration
2026-06-26HouseReported as committed
2026-06-09HouseReferred to Judiciary
2026-06-08HouseIn the House
2026-06-08SenateThird consideration and final passage (49-1)
2026-06-08SenateAmended on third consideration
2026-06-03SenateAmended on third consideration
2026-06-02SenateAmended on third consideration (50-0)
2026-06-01SenateRe-reported as committed
2026-06-01SenateRe-referred to Appropriations
2026-04-22SenateSecond consideration
2026-04-21SenateFirst consideration
2026-04-21SenateReported as amended
2026-03-18SenateReferred to Judiciary

Pennsylvania State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb45
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0045/PN1512
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0045/PN1627
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0045/PN1759
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0045/PN1761
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0045/PN1791
Amendmenthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A02992
Amendmenthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A03395
Amendmenthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A03433
Amendmenthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A03521
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=39&rollcallid=733&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=39&rollcallid=734&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=3&rollcallid=779&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/senate/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=379
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/senate/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=392
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=60&rollcallid=2648&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=2729&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=1326

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