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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1800

An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to marriage, further providing for definitions; and, in miscellaneous provisions relating to marriage, repealing provisions relating to marriage between persons of the same sex.

In the Senate's State Government Committee since April 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

53 co-sponsors

Jessica Benham, Jamie L. Flick, Danilo Burgos, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Tim Brennan, Michael H. Schlossberg, Chris Pielli, Danielle Friel Otten, MaryLouise Isaacson, Ben Waxman, Arvind Venkat, Lisa A. Borowski, Perry S. Warren, Dave Madsen, Emily Kinkead, Jeanne McNeill, Elizabeth Fiedler, Carol Hill-Evans, Christina D. Sappey, Maureen E. Madden, Christopher M. Rabb, Tarah Probst, Kyle Donahue, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Kristine C. Howard, ROBERT FREEMAN, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Liz Hanbidge, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Nancy Guenst, Dan L. Miller, Melissa Cerrato, Steven R. Malagari, Heather Boyd, Joe Ciresi, Jennifer O'Mara, Melissa L. Shusterman, Nikki Rivera, Rick Krajewski, G. Roni Green, GREG VITALI, Joe Webster, Peter Schweyer, STEVE SAMUELSON, DAN FRANKEL, Paul Takac, Paul Friel, Mary Jo Daley, Abigail Salisbury, Ana Tiburcio, Tarik Khan, Justin C. Fleming, TIM BRIGGS

Its course

August 14, 2025 to April 1, 2026, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesAug 14 to Mar 25223 days

JudiciaryAug 14 to Mar 19217 days

AppropriationsMar 24 to Mar 251 day

In the SenateFrom Mar 25

State GovernmentFrom Apr 1

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading127–72

    Passed · Mar 25, 2026

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.

In the House of Representatives Aug 14 – Mar 25, 2026

  1. Aug 14Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Mar 19, 2026JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Mar 24, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 25, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 127 to 72

In the Senate Apr 1, 2026

  1. Apr 1, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Aug 14Referred to JUDICIARY, Aug. 14, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 19, 2026Reported as committed, March 19, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Mar 19, 2026First consideration, March 19, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Mar 19, 2026Laid on the table, March 19, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Mar 23, 2026Removed from table, March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Mar 24, 2026Second consideration, March 24, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Mar 24, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 24, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Mar 25, 2026Re-reported as committed, March 25, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Mar 25, 2026Third consideration and final passage, March 25, 2026 (127-72)House of Representatives
  10. Mar 25, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 232-234), March 25, 2026House of Representatives
  11. Apr 1, 2026In the SenateSenate
  12. Apr 1, 2026Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 1, 2026Senate