HB 7664

House·20th Congress·Filed Feb 9, 2026

An Act Adopting a Consent-Based Definition of Rape, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and for Other Purposes

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The bill changes the legal definition of rape to focus on the lack of consent rather than on force or resistance, adding acts like stealthing and making clear that not resisting does not mean consent.

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Authors · 4 Representatives

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An Act Adopting a Consent-Based Definition of Rape, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and for Other Purposes

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Authors · 4 Representatives

Official sources

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