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State Government / Pennsylvania / Legislation / HB 2840

HB 2840Session 2025-2026HousePassed a vote

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in theft and related offenses, further providing for the offense of theft by extortion; and, in criminal history record information, providing for request and removal of the dissemination of booking photographs.

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Latest development · Oct 7, 2026

Laid on the table

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Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Oct 6, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorTim Briggs
cosponsorBenjamin Sanchez
cosponsorCarol Hill-Evans
cosponsorDan Williams
cosponsorEmily Kinkead
cosponsorJeanne Mcneill
cosponsorJoe Webster
cosponsorLa'Tasha Mayes
cosponsorLiz Hanbidge
cosponsorRobert Merski
cosponsorTim Brennan

Action timeline

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View full action timeline4 actions⌄
  1. Oct 7, 2026

    Laid on the table

    House
  2. Oct 7, 2026

    First consideration

    Reading 1House
  3. Oct 7, 2026

    Reported as committed

    Committee PassageHouse
  4. Oct 6, 2026

    Referred to Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeHouse

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SB 1449Updated Sep 10, 2026

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.

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HB 2273Updated Sep 8, 2026

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forfeiture of assets, further providing for motion for return of property; and imposing duties on the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

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HB 2136Updated Sep 8, 2026

An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in medical services, providing for diagnoses prior to incarceration.

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State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Oct 14, 2026.