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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2518: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of strangulation.

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 2518 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of strangulation. Primary sponsor: Donna Scheuren (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 28, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donna ScheurenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Andrew KuzmaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Shelby LabsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110

“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