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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 956: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault.

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 956 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 18, 2025. 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 aggravated assault. Primary sponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic). It lists 32 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 8, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Malcolm KenyattaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Amen BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Andre CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse201
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Joshua SiegelCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Rules
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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