Pennsylvania SB 45: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, providing for the offense of promoting prostitution, for the offense of living off of prostituted persons and for the offense of patronizing prostitution and further providing for grants; in public indecency, further providing for prostitution and related offenses; establishing the Prevention of Human Trafficking Restricted Account; in child protective services, further providing for definitions; in sentencing, further providing for sexual offenses and tier system; in DNA data and testing, further providing for definitions; in interstate compacts, further providing for supervision of persons paroled by other states; and, in powers and duties relating to the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1512, 1627, 1759,
1761 PRINTER'S NO. 1791
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 45
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, COLLETT, PHILLIPS-HILL, MASTRIANO,
PENNYCUICK, STEFANO, HUTCHINSON, J. WARD, VOGEL, FLYNN AND
BROOKS, MARCH 18, 2026
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JUNE 8, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic
Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law
and Justice), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and
Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further
providing for definitions, providing for the offense of
promoting prostitution, for the offense of living off of
prostituted persons and for the offense of patronizing
prostitution and further providing for grants; in public
indecency, further providing for prostitution and related
offenses; establishing the Prevention of Human Trafficking
Restricted Account; in child protective services, further
providing for definitions; in sentencing, further providing
for sexual offenses and tier system; in DNA data and testing,
further providing for definitions; in interstate compacts,
further providing for supervision of persons paroled by other
states; and, in powers and duties relating to the Bureau of
Professional and Occupational Affairs, further providing for
consideration of criminal convictions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3001 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition
DEFINITIONS to read:
§ 3001. Definitions.
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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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"Prostituted person" or "person in prostitution." An
individual who engages in prostitution.
"PROSTITUTION." ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY FOR MONEY OR
ANYTHING OF VALUE.
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"SEXUAL ACTIVITY." AS DEFINED IN SECTION 5902(F) (RELATING
TO PROSTITUTION).
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Section 2. Title 18 is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 3027. Promoting prostitution.
(a) Offense defined.--A person who knowingly promotes
prostitution of another commits a misdemeanor or felony as
provided under subsection (c). The following acts shall
constitute promoting prostitution:
(1) owning, controlling, managing, supervising or
otherwise keeping, alone or in association with others , a
house of prostitution or a prostitution business;
(2) procuring a person in prostitution; (RESERVED);
(3) encouraging, inducing or otherwise intentionally
causing another to become or remain a person in prostitution ;
(4) except for a prostituted person or the prostituted
person's minor child or other legal dependent incapable of
self-support, knowingly being supported in whole or
substantial part by the proceeds of prostitution;
(5) soliciting a person to patronize a person in
prostitution ;
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(6) procuring a person in prostitution for a patron;
(7) transporting an individual into or within this
Commonwealth with intent to promote the engaging in
prostitution by that individual, or procuring or paying for
transportation with that intent;
(8) leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled
by the actor, alone or in association with others, to be
regularly used for prostitution or the promotion of
prostitution, or failure to make reasonable effort to abate
the use by ejecting the tenant, notifying law enforcement
authorities or other legally available means; or
(9) soliciting, receiving or agreeing to receive any
benefit for doing or agreeing to do anything forbidden by
this subsection.
(b) Promoting prostitution of minor.--A person is guilty of
an offense if the person knowingly promotes prostitution of a
minor. The following acts shall constitute promoting
prostitution of a minor:
(1) owning, controlling, managing, supervising or
otherwise keeping, alone or in association with others, a
house of prostitution or a prostitution business in which a
victim is a minor;
(2) procuring a person in prostitution who is a minor;
(3) encouraging, inducing or otherwise intentionally
causing a minor to become or remain a person in prostitution ;
(4) soliciting a minor to patronize a person in
prostitution ;
(5) procuring a person in prostitution who is a minor
for a patron;
(6) transporting a minor into or within this
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Commonwealth with intent to promote the engaging in
prostitution by that minor, or procuring or paying for
transportation with that intent;
(7) leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled
by the actor, alone or in association with others, to be
regularly used for prostitution of