---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for definitions; and, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional sexual assault."
description: "An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for definitions; and, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional sexual assault."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 975"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 975 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lewis Delrosso"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71c1a3c4-2d77-4efe-a1c6-026990a5a1d2"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=975"
source_hash: "461c4ec61e7c1b08d6a58c30130154d1b7621523a5675a2406382f6fa34024f5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 975 (2021-2022) — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for definitions; and, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional sexual assault.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 0984** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0975&pn=0984)
2. **Printer's No. 1418** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0975&pn=1418)
3. **Printer's No. 3318** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0975&pn=3318)
4. **Printer's No. 3363** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0975&pn=3363)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **170–32** (pass) · lower
- HB 975 PN 3363, CONCUR — **164–36** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Adopt Amendment A05189 — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 975 PN 3363, Final Passage — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Adopt Amendment A05180 — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Amended — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- HB 975 PN 3318, 2021 A5227, MUTH Amendment No. A-5227 — **21–29** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lewis Delrosso — primary (person)
- A. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- B. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- E. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Mizgorski — cosponsor (person)
- Moul — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Welby — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0984 Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1418 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3318 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-07-06T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3363 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-07-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 61 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71c1a3c4-2d77-4efe-a1c6-026990a5a1d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).