An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of rape.
This Pennsylvania bill proposes changes to state rape sentencing laws by introducing mandatory hormonal or surgical treatment options for convicted offenders. The legislation would allow courts to order convicted rapists to undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or voluntarily elect surgical castration as part of their sentence. These measures apply to individuals convicted under specific subsections of the state's rape statute, with maximum sentences ranging from 40 years to life imprisonment depending on the offense severity. The Department of Corrections would administer any ordered treatment starting within one week before the offender's release from incarceration.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2026
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marla Brown
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Brian Rasel
RRepublican
Co
Charity Krupa
RRepublican
Co
Joe Hamm
RRepublican
Co
Kerry Benninghoff
RRepublican
Co
Marc Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Rob Kauffman
RRepublican
Co
Robert Leadbeter
RRepublican
Co
Russ Diamond
RRepublican
Co
Ryan Warner
RRepublican
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