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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2243: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for safe harbor for sexually exploited children; and, in juvenile matters, repealing provisions relating to dependency in lieu of delinquency.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2243 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for safe harbor for sexually exploited children; and, in juvenile matters, repealing provisions relating to dependency in lieu of delinquency. Primary sponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 22, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe WebsterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Judiciary
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source