SB212

Pennsylvania SB212 amends the definition of "serious provocation" to exclude certain disclosures related to gender identity, expression, or sexual.

Pennsylvania SB212 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to redefine "serious provocation" in the context of offenses involving danger to the person. The revised definition excludes conduct related to the discovery, knowledge, or potential disclosure of a victim's actual or perceived gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation. This change aims to prevent such disclosures from being considered as serious provocation, even in cases where the victim made an unwanted nonforcible romantic or sexual advance toward the defendant or if the defendant and victim had a.