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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2844: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense of grooming of a minor.

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 2844 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense of grooming of a minor. Primary sponsor: Joe D'Orsie (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 7, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe D'OrsiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Marc AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jake BantaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Scott BargerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Aaron BernstineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Ryan BizzarroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Robert LeadbeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Clint OwlettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Catherine WallenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse193
Jamie WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117

“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