Pennsylvania HB 1363: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense of assault of emergency responder.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1558
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1363
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEAKNECHT, OWLETT, KUZMA, SMITH, BERNSTINE, ROWE,
ZIMMERMAN, PUGH, GILLEN, WATRO AND K.HARRIS, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 1, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense
of assault of emergency responder.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2702.2. Assault of emergency responder.
(a) Offense defined.--
(1) A person commits a felony of the second degree if
the person intentionally or knowingly causes or attempts to
cause an emergency responder, while in the performance of
duty and with knowledge that the victim is an emergency
responder, to come into contact with fentanyl or fentanyl
derivatives, including fentanyl or fentanyl derivative salts,
isomers and salts of isomers, by throwing, tossing or
expelling that substance at the emergency responder.
(2) A person commits a felony of the third degree if the
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person causes an emergency responder, while in the
performance of duty, to intentionally or knowingly come into
contact with fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives, including
fentanyl or fentanyl derivative salts, isomers and salts of
isomers, while in unlawful possession of that substance in
violation of section 13(a) of the act of April 14, 1972
(P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Act.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term
"emergency responder" shall have the same meaning as the term is
given in 35 Pa.C.S. § 75A01 (relating to definitions).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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