SB 92 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal homicide, further providing for the offense of drug delivery resulting in death; and imposing a penalty.

SB 92 amends Pennsylvania law to strengthen penalties for individuals whose drug distribution causes a death. It establishes a minimum 10-year prison sentence and a fine (equal to the value of illegal proceeds) for repeat drug distributors convicted under this law who had two prior drug-related convictions and received significant payment for distributing drugs. The bill does not apply if the victim was under 13 years old or if the distributor and victim used drugs together. This law directly affects drug distributors convicted of causing a death through their illegal activity, with stricter penalties for those with prior offenses.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0047 Printer's No. PN0472 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update adds more sponsors to the legislation and changes the printer's number from PN 0047 to PN 0472, indicating a revised version. The substantive legal text shows minor formatting changes to exception clauses regarding controlled substance-related homicide cases, but no major policy shifts.
Scope change
No significant scope change; primarily administrative updates with minor formatting adjustments to existing exemption language.
TECHNICAL

Added five new sponsors (LANGERHOLC, VOGEL, DUSH, PENNYCUICK, and SENATOR BAKER) to the bill introduction list.

Changed printer's number designation from PN 0047 to PN 0472, indicating this is a later revision of the bill text.

Minor formatting changes to exception clauses regarding controlled substance homicide cases, adding numbering to sub-points (I) and (II) for clarity.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

3316
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic22
6 Yea 16 Nay
72% Nay
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors