HARRISBURG – The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), will hold a voting meeting tomorrow, June 4, in Room 8E-B, East Wing of the Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
The following bills will be considered:
- Senate Bill 1236, P.N. 1669 (Laughlin) – Amends the Landlord Tenant Act to codify the common law definition of “tenant,” and clarify that individuals possessing real property without the owner’s consent are not entitled to the rights and procedures established in the act.
- Senate Resolution 196, P.N. 1217 (Coleman) – Directs Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing to conduct a study on the correlation of veterans who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), military sexual trauma and traumatic brain injury and who have also been involved in the criminal justice system.
- Senate Bill 1231, P.N. 1666 (Baker) – Amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) to update the definitions and rules relating to trusts and directed trusts, based on a recommendation from 2021 Report by Joint State Government Commission Advisory Committee on Decedents’ Estates Law.
- Senate Bill 186, P.N. 169 (J. Ward) – Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to implement the recommendation from the Child Pornography Task Force to change statutory phrase “child pornography” to “child sexual abuse material.”
- Senate Bill 187, P.N. 273 (J. Ward) – Amends the Child Internet Protection Act to implement the recommendation from the Child Pornography Task Force to change statutory phrase “child pornography” to “child sexual abuse material.”
- Senate Bill 1213, P.N. 1644 (Pennycuick) – Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), sections 3131, 6312, and 6321 to prohibit AI-generated child pornography and other AI-generated sexually explicit images.
CONTACT:
Cara Laudenslager