Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on January 19, 2023. The 2023–2024 session has ended.
2023–2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 179
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions; in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for hearing, for grounds for involuntary termination and for petition for involuntary termination and providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of birth parent or putative father unknown; and, in petition for adoption, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
7 co-sponsors
Lisa Baker, Chris Gebhard, Scott Martin, Doug Mastriano, Tracy Pennycuick, Patrick J. Stefano, Judy Ward
Its course
January 19 to January 19, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action1 action on 1 day
In the SenateJan 19 to Jan 19 · stopped0 days
JudiciaryJan 19 to Jan 19 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.