House Bill 277
2025-2026 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for civil causes of action.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Marla Brown
R House District 9

Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64

Rep. Bud Cook
R House District 50

Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99

Rep. Bryan Cutler
R House District 100

Rep. Joe Hamm
R House District 84

Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110

Rep. Mike Jones
R House District 93

Rep. Brian Smith
R House District 66

Rep. Chad Reichard
R House District 90

Rep. Jason Ortitay
R House District 46

Rep. Charity Krupa
R House District 51

Rep. Chris Pielli
D House District 156

Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196

Rep. Keith Greiner
R House District 43

Rep. Mindy Fee
R House District 37

Rep. Jacob Banta
R House District 4

Rep. Mike Armanini
R House District 75

Rep. Tom Jones
R House District 98

Rep. Tim Twardzik
R House District 123

Rep. Milou Mackenzie
R House District 131

Rep. Jim Rigby
R House District 71

Rep. Andrew Kuzma
R House District 39

Rep. Kate Klunk
R House District 169

Rep. Jonathan Fritz
R House District 111

Rep. Jamie Barton
R House District 124

Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41

Rep. Kathy Rapp
R House District 65

Rep. Thomas Kutz
R House District 87

Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145

Rep. Aaron Bernstine
R House District 8

Rep. Doyle Heffley
R House District 122

Rep. Clint Owlett
R House District 68

Rep. Timothy Bonner
R House District 17

Rep. Jamie Flick
R House District 83

Rep. Brad Roae
R House District 6

Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61

Rep. Sheryl Delozier
R House District 88

Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91

Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128

Rep. Robert Leadbeter
R House District 109
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2025
House
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0221 | Referred to Judiciary, Jan. 22, 2025 |
Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2025 | |
First consideration, Jan. 27, 2025 | |
Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2025 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Monday, January 27, 2025
House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
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Statute References
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. Marla Brown
R House District 9

Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62
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18 (Crimes And Offenses)
House Bill 277
2025-2026 Regular Session
Sponsors
KAUFFMAN, M. BROWN, JAMES, COOK, ZIMMERMAN, CUTLER, HAMM, PICKETT, M. JONES, SMITH, REICHARD, ORTITAY, KRUPA, PIELLI, GROVE, GREINER, FEE, BANTA, ARMANINI, T. JONES, TWARDZIK, M. MACKENZIE, RIGBY, KUZMA, KLUNK, FRITZ, BARTON, B. MILLER, RAPP, KUTZ, STAATS, BERNSTINE, HEFFLEY, OWLETT, BONNER, FLICK, ROAE, HANBIDGE, DELOZIER, MOUL, GILLEN, LEADBETER
Short Title
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for civil causes of action.
Memo Subject
Reforming Venue for Human Trafficking
Actions
0221 | Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 22, 2025 |
Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2025 | |
First consideration, Jan. 27, 2025 | |
Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2025 |
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