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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2271: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of rape.

In committee 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 2271 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of rape. Primary sponsor: Marla Brown (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marla BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Marc AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Kerry BenninghoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse171
Aaron BernstineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Russ DiamondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Charity KrupaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Robert LeadbeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Brian RaselCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ryan WarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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

Sources

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