l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1616

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family, further providing for the offense of dealing in infant children; and, in depositions and witnesses, providing for sentencing considerations for child victim offenders.

In the Senate's Judiciary Committee since June 22, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Jeanne McNeill, Liz Hanbidge, Carol Hill-Evans, Danilo Burgos, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Tarik Khan, G. Roni Green, Scott Barger, Carol Kazeem

Its course

June 16, 2025 to June 22, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 16 to Jun 16365 days

JudiciaryJun 16 to May 4322 days

AppropriationsJun 2 to Jun 31 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 16

JudiciaryFrom Jun 22

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading200–2

    Passed · Jun 16, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 4, 2026

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jun 16 – Jun 16, 2026

  1. Jun 16Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. May 4, 2026JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 2, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 3, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Jun 16, 2026Passed the House of Representatives, 200 to 2

In the Senate Jun 22, 2026

  1. Jun 22, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jun 16Referred to JUDICIARY, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 4, 2026Reported as amended, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  3. May 4, 2026First consideration, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  4. May 4, 2026Laid on the table, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Jun 1, 2026Removed from table, June 1, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Jun 2, 2026Second consideration, June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jun 2, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Jun 3, 2026Re-reported as committed, June 3, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Jun 16, 2026Third consideration and final passage, June 16, 2026 (200-2)House of Representatives
  10. Jun 16, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 16, 2026House of Representatives
  11. Jun 22, 2026In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 22, 2026Referred to JUDICIARY, June 22, 2026Senate