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HB236 • 2025

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
GLEIM
Last action
2025-01-22
Official status
Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 22, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-01-22 EDUCATION

    Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 22, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 189
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 236
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GLEIM, ROAE, BANTA, HAMM, M. MACKENZIE, STEHR,
GROVE, KAUFFMAN, CUTLER, LEADBETER, SMITH, ROWE, ZIMMERMAN
AND WALSH, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in public indecency, further providing
for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and
performances.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5903(j) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 5903. Obscene and other sexual materials and performances.
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(j) Exemptions.--Nothing in this section shall apply to any
recognized historical society or museum accorded charitable
status by the Federal Government, any county, city, borough,
township or town library, any public library, any library of any
[school,] college or university or any archive or library under
the supervision and control of the Commonwealth or a [political
subdivision] municipality.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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