l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 956

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

In the Senate's Judiciary Committee since July 8, 2025.

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

32 co-sponsors

Jamie L. Flick, Maureen E. Madden, Jose Giral, Tarah Probst, Arvind Venkat, ROBERT FREEMAN, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Carol Hill-Evans, Steven R. Malagari, Ben Waxman, Nikki Rivera, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Danilo Burgos, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Joshua Siegel, Keith S. Harris, ED NEILSON, Jim Prokopiak, Jeanne McNeill, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Sean Dougherty, Dan K. Williams, Darisha K. Parker, Kyle J. Mullins, Andre D. Carroll, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Carol Kazeem, Michael H. Schlossberg, Amen Brown, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Heather Boyd, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

March 18 to July 8, 2025, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 18 to Jul 1105 days

JudiciaryMar 18 to Jun 2397 days

RulesJun 23 to Jun 307 days

AppropriationsJun 30 to Jul 11 day

In the SenateFrom Jul 1

JudiciaryFrom Jul 8

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading122–80

    Passed · Jul 1

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23

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 Mar 18 – Jul 1

  1. Mar 18Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jun 23JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 30RULES recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jul 1APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 122 to 80

In the Senate Jul 8

  1. Jul 8Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Mar 18Referred to JUDICIARY, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 23Reported as amended, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 23First consideration, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 23Re-committed to RULES, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 30Re-reported as committed, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 30Second consideration, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 30Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 30(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 1Re-reported as committed, July 1, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jul 1Third consideration and final passage, July 1, 2025 (122-80)House of Representatives
  11. Jul 8In the SenateSenate
  12. Jul 8Referred to JUDICIARY, July 8, 2025Senate