2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 143

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, for victim protection during prosecution and for safe harbor for sexually exploited children; in sex trafficking and missing and abducted children, further providing for county responsibilities; in juvenile matters, further providing for dependency in lieu of delinquency; and making an editorial change.

In committee Last action January 22, 2025: Referred to Judiciary

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 8

Prime sponsor

Daniel Laughlin

Cosponsors (7)

Cris Dush, Devlin Robinson, Jay Costa, Judy Ward, Patrick Stefano, Tracy Pennycuick, Wayne Fontana

Status

In committee as of January 22, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
January 22, 2025	Senate	Referred to Judiciary

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.