Pennsylvania House Bill 910 upgrades the penalty for dealing in infant children to a first-degree felony

Original title: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family, further providing for the offense of dealing in infant children.

Last action · May 4, 2026: Laid on the table, May 4, 2026Sponsors: Donna Scheuren and 30 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family, further providing for the offense of dealing in infant children.

Why it matters

Increases the maximum criminal penalties for illegal child trading and defines clear boundaries for lawful adoptions and surrogacies under state law.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Individuals involved in unlawful child trading

Subject to harsher criminal penalties by having the offense level raised from a misdemeanor to a first-degree felony.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill affect legal adoptions or surrogacies?

No, the bill explicitly states that the section does not apply to otherwise legal or adoption.

What age group does the term 'infant child' cover under this bill?

The bill defines an 'infant child' as a child one year of age or younger.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.

Procedural history

4 actions

May 4, 2026House
Laid on the table, May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
First consideration, May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported as committed, May 4, 2026
Mar 13, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to JUDICIARY, March 13, 2025

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