HB 1935 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of terroristic threats.

HB 1935 requires individuals convicted of terroristic threats to pay restitution for costs incurred during evacuations, including emergency response, transportation, and employee wages for first responders. It also mandates a sentencing enhancement for threats targeting schools or institutions of higher education, which the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing must consider. The bill defines "school entity" to include public, charter, private, and cyber charter schools, and "institution of higher education" to cover specific universities like Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and others. These changes directly affect offenders who make terroristic threats in educational settings, holding them financially accountable for the costs their actions trigger.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

15245
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 198
Feb 3, 2026
D Democratic100
100 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican98
52 Yea 45 Nay 1
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Nov 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors