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PRINTER'S NO. 1058
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 975
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GAYDOS, ROAE, KAUFFMAN, M. MACKENZIE, KUZMA,
ZIMMERMAN, BERNSTINE, BARGER AND RIVERA, MARCH 19, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 19, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further
providing for definitions and providing for the offense of
trafficking in undocumented immigrants.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "human trafficking" in section
3001 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is
amended to read:
§ 3001. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Human trafficking." Any activity in violation of [section]
any of the following:
(1) Section 3011 (relating to trafficking in
individuals) either alone or in conjunction with an activity
in violation of section 3012 (relating to involuntary
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servitude).
(2) Section 3011.1 (relating to trafficking in
undocumented immigrants).
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Section 2. Title 18 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3011.1. T rafficking in undocumented immigrants.
(a) Offense defined.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
a person commits a felony of the third degree if the person
encourages or induces an undocumented immigrant to enter or
remain in this Commonwealth by concealing, harboring or
shielding the undocumented immigrant from detection by law
enforcement personnel or Federal immigration authorities in
violation of Federal law.
(b) Felony of the second degree.--A n offense under this
section shall be graded as a felony of the second degree if:
(1) the person commits the offense in a manner that
creates a substantial likelihood that the undocumented
immigrant will suffer serious harm or death;
(2) the undocumented immigrant is a minor at the time of
the offense;
(3) the person knows or recklessly disregards that the
undocumented immigrant will be subjected to labor servitude;
or
(4) the person knows or recklessly disregards that the
undocumented immigrant will be subjected to sexual servitude.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Federal immigration authority." The United States
Department of Homeland Security, the United States Immigration
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and Customs Enforcement, the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services, the United States Customs and Border
Protection or other entity to which a Federal immigration agency
delegates or assigns the authority to detect, investigate or
enforce violations of Federal immigration law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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