An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of corruption of minors and for the offense of unlawful contact with minor.

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 309, 1151 PRINTER'S NO. 1596
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 355
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PIELLI, D'ORSIE, HILL-EVANS, KUZMA, SANCHEZ,
MALAGARI, DONAHUE, ZIMMERMAN, STEELE, DEASY, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
KINKEAD, D. WILLIAMS, KENYATTA, GIRAL, HADDOCK, ANDERSON,
FLICK, KRUPA, MAYES, BRIGGS, K.HARRIS AND WEBSTER,
JANUARY 27, 2025
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 5, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the
offense of corruption of minors AND FOR THE OFFENSE OF
UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH MINOR.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6301 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 6301. Corruption of minors.
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(e) Sentencing enhancement.--The Pennsylvania Commission on
Sentencing, under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154 (relating to adoption of
guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a sentencing
enhancement for the courts to consider in cases involving a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(ii) where the defendant is a
mandated reporter under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311 (relating to persons
required to report suspected child abuse).
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SECTION 2. SECTION 6318(A) OF TITLE 18 IS AMENDED TO READ:
§ 6318. UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH MINOR.
(A) OFFENSE DEFINED.--A PERSON COMMITS AN OFFENSE IF THE
PERSON IS INTENTIONALLY IN CONTACT WITH A MINOR, OR A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ACTING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES WHO HAS
ASSUMED THE IDENTITY OF A MINOR OR OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL HAVING
DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, AS DEFINED UNDER 23 PA.C.S. §
6303(A) (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS), FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING
IN AN ACTIVITY PROHIBITED UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS
UNDER THIS TITLE, AND EITHER THE PERSON INITIATING THE CONTACT
OR THE PERSON BEING CONTACTED IS WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH:
[(1) ANY OF THE OFFENSES ENUMERATED IN CHAPTER 31
(RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES).]
(1.1) ANY OF THE OFFENSES ENUMERATED IN CHAPTER 30
(RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING), IF THE ACTIVITY INVOLVED
SEXUAL SERVITUDE AND THE VICTIM WAS A MINOR.
(1.2) ANY OF THE OFFENSES ENUMERATED IN CHAPTER 31
(RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES).
(1.3) INCEST AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4302(B) (RELATING TO
INCEST).
(1.4) ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILDREN AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 4304(A)(1) (RELATING TO ENDANGERING WELFARE OF
CHILDREN), IF THE ACTIVITY INVOLVED SEXUAL CONTACT WITH THE
MINOR.
(2) OPEN LEWDNESS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 5901 (RELATING
TO OPEN LEWDNESS).
(3) PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 5902 (RELATING TO
PROSTITUTION AND RELATED OFFENSES).
(4) OBSCENE AND OTHER SEXUAL MATERIALS AND PERFORMANCES
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 5903 (RELATING TO OBSCENE AND OTHER
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SEXUAL MATERIALS AND PERFORMANCES).
(4.1) CORRUPTION OF MINORS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6301(A)
(1)(I) (RELATING TO CORRUPTION OF MINORS), IF THE ACTIVITY
INVOLVED SEXUAL CONTACT WITH THE MINOR.
(4.2) CORRUPTION OF MINORS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6301(A)
(1)(II).
(5) SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6312
(RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN).
(6) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 6320 (RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN).
(7) AN ATTEMPT, SOLICITATION OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY
OF THE OFFENSES IN THIS SUBSECTION.
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Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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