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House agrees to bill increasing penalties where authority figures corrupt minors; amendment adds human trafficking and related offenses
Summary
The House agreed to House Bill 355 and an amendment that expands the list of offenses tied to unlawful contact with a minor to include human trafficking and related crimes; amendment passed 203-0 and the bill was agreed to without recorded opposition on the floor.
House Bill 355, which the clerk described as increasing the grading for corruption of a minor where the perpetrator is a person of authority such as a law enforcement officer or school employee or volunteer, was agreed to by the House following floor amendments.
Representative Hogan offered amendment A00415 to add human trafficking, corruption of minors and other enumerated offenses to the statutory list tied to unlawful contact with a minor, arguing that “by adding these new offenses, we can ensure that the law stay current with evolving criminal behaviors that target minors.” Representative Piali, the prime sponsor from Chester County, said the amendment was “agreed to” and urged colleagues to vote yes.
The clerk recorded the amendment vote as 203 ayes, 0 nays; the amendment was agreed to. The House then agreed to the bill as amended; the bill will be reprinted as amended. The action amends the statutory enumerations tied to unlawful contact with a minor and raises the penalties when the offender is in a position of authority as described on the floor.
No additional implementation details or effective dates were provided on the floor during the recorded debate.
