An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other offenses, further providing for the offense of invasion of privacy.
HB 957 amends Pennsylvania's invasion of privacy law to increase penalties for repeated violations and require convicted individuals to destroy related recordings. It upgrades the offense to a third-degree felony if there are multiple violations (previously a second-degree felony), while single violations remain a first-degree misdemeanor. The bill also adds a new requirement that anyone convicted under this law must delete or destroy all associated recordings (photos, videos, etc.) they possess; failing to do so becomes a separate third-degree felony. This directly affects individuals convicted of privacy violations involving recorded media, such as secretly filming or sharing intimate images without consent. The changes take effect 60 days after enactment.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2025
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Mar 18, 2025
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Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Ann Flood
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Brian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Charity Krupa
RRepublican
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
Doyle Heffley
RRepublican
Co
Jack Rader
RRepublican
Co
Kate Klunk
RRepublican
Co
Mary Jo Daley
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Friel
DDemocratic
Co
Sheryl Delozier
RRepublican
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