An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for the offense of criminal trespass.
HB 384 adds a new requirement for Pennsylvania courts: when someone is convicted of criminal trespass at a licensed gambling facility (like a casino) or video gaming area while on a self-exclusion list, the court may order an evaluation to assess if they have a gambling disorder and need treatment. This applies specifically to individuals who violated self-exclusion rules at gambling venues, as defined by Pennsylvania law. The evaluation, conducted by a court-appointed clinician, must determine the need for counseling or treatment as part of sentencing or pretrial diversion. The bill does not change the trespass offense itself but adds this assessment step for a specific subset of cases involving gambling venues.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Nov 17, 2025
Floor votes · House Nov 12, 2025
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Nov 12, 2025
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Nov 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Ortitay
RRepublican
Co
David Rowe
RRepublican
Co
Tarik Khan
DDemocratic
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