An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of neglect of care-dependent person and for the offense of abuse of care-dependent person; and, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional sexual assault.

PRINTER'S NO. 1883
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1415
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY CULVER, BARTOLOTTA, PICOZZI, ROTHMAN, YAW,
J. WARD, KANE, STEFANO AND VOGEL, JULY 9, 2026
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JULY 9, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
offense of neglect of care-dependent person and for the
offense of abuse of care-dependent person; and, in sexual
offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional
sexual assault.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 2713(b)(1), (3) and (5), 2713.1(b)(1)
and 3124.2(a.6)(1) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes are amended to read:
§ 2713. Neglect of care-dependent person.
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(b) Penalty.--
(1) A violation of subsection (a)(1) constitutes a
[misdemeanor of the first] felony of the third degree if the
victim suffers bodily injury.
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(3) A violation of subsection (a)(2) constitutes a
[misdemeanor of the first] felony of the third degree if the
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victim suffers bodily injury.
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(5) A violation of subsection (a)(3) constitutes a
misdemeanor of the [second] first degree, except that where
there is a course of conduct of endangering the welfare of a
care-dependent person, the offense constitutes a felony of
the [third] second degree.
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§ 2713.1. Abuse of care-dependent person.
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(b) Penalty.--
(1) A violation of subsection (a)(1) constitutes a
[misdemeanor of the first] felony of the third degree.
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§ 3124.2. Institutional sexual assault.
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(a.6) Caretakers.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and in sections
3121, 3122.1, 3123, 3124.1 and 3125, a caretaker commits a
felony of the [third] second degree if the caretaker engages
in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or indecent
contact with a care-dependent person who receives care,
services or treatment in or from a facility.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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