House Bill 637
2023-2024 Regular Session
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.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95

Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115

Rep. Danilo Burgos
D House District 197

Rep. Jessica Benham
D House District 36

Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146

Rep. Joseph Hohenstein
D House District 177

Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152

Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61

Rep. Dan Williams
D House District 74

Rep. Justin Fleming
D House District 105

Rep. P. Sturla
D House District 96

Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201

Rep. Emily Kinkead
D House District 20

Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155

Rep. Rick Krajewski
D House District 188

Rep. Melissa Cerrato
D House District 151

Rep. Napoleon J. Nelson
D House District 154

Rep. Steven Malagari
D House District 53

Rep. Mary Jo Daley
D House District 148

Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194

Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
D House District 129

Rep. Christopher Rabb
D House District 200

Rep. Heather Boyd
D House District 163

Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Laid on the table, Oct. 18, 2023
House
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0576 | Referred to Judiciary, March 21, 2023 |
Reported as committed, Oct. 18, 2023 | |
First consideration, Oct. 18, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, Oct. 18, 2023 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
House JUDICIARY Committee Vote - House Bill 637 PN0576, Report Bill As Committed - opens in a new tab
House JUDICIARY Committee Vote - House Bill 637 PN0576, Report Bill As Committed - opens in a new tab
Committee Meetings
Voting meeting on HB 462, HB 637, HB 751, HB 1161, HB 1399, HB 1601, HB 1617, HB 1726 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 462, HB 637, HB 751, HB 1161, HB 1399, HB 1601, HB 1617, HB 1726 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62

Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3
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View all legislation amending Title
18 (Crimes And Offenses)
House Bill 637
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, BURGOS, BENHAM, CIRESI, HOHENSTEIN, GUENST, HANBIDGE, D. WILLIAMS, FLEMING, STURLA, KINSEY, KINKEAD, OTTEN, KRAJEWSKI, CERRATO, N. NELSON, MALAGARI, DALEY, KHAN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, RABB, BOYD, BRIGGS
Short Title
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.
Memo Subject
Prohibition of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense
Actions
0576 | Referred to JUDICIARY, March 21, 2023 |
Reported as committed, Oct. 18, 2023 | |
First consideration, Oct. 18, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, Oct. 18, 2023 |
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