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PA HB1935

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Briggs

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Pennsylvania's terroristic threats statute (18 Pa.C.S. § 2706) to require convicted offenders to pay restitution covering evacuation costs, including fire, police, EMS, and emergency preparedness response, as well as supplies, equipment, and wages of affected employees and first responders

  • Directs the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing to establish a sentencing enhancement for terroristic threats made against school entities or institutions of higher education

  • Defines "school entity" broadly to include public schools, charter schools, cyber charter schools, private schools, nonpublic schools, intermediate units, and area career and technical schools

  • Defines "institution of higher education" to include community colleges, State System universities, Penn State, Pitt, Temple, Lincoln University, other state-related institutions, accredited private colleges, and private licensed schools

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In assault, further providing for the offense of terroristic threats.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

2/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/13/2026
Appropriations2/2/2026
Judiciary10/8/2025

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