Pennsylvania 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB635 Introduced / Bill

                     
PRINTER'S NO. 640 
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL 
No.635 
Session of 
2025 
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, FARRY, BROOKS, CULVER, DUSH, 
MASTRIANO, YAW AND STEFANO, APRIL 14, 2025 
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 14, 2025 
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 
Consolidated Statutes, in other offenses, further providing 
for drug trafficking sentencing and penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.  Section 7508 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 7508.  Drug trafficking sentencing and penalties.
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(g)  Sentencing enhancement.-- 	The Pennsylvania Commission on  
Sentencing, in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154 (relating to 
adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a 
sentencing enhancement for courts to consider in cases involving 
a person violating section 13(a)(12), (14) or (30) of The 
Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act where the 
controlled substance or a mixture containing it is classified in 
Schedule I, II, III or IV under section 4 of that act if the 
person manufactures, delivers or possesses with the intent to 
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18 manufacture or deliver the controlled substance within 1,000 
feet of the real property on which a drug and alcohol recovery 
house is located. As used in this subsection, the term "drug and 
alcohol recovery house" shall be as defined in section 2311-A of 
the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The 
Administrative Code of 1929.
Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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