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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 414

An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, enacting the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

Became law as Act 40 of 2025, signed October 27, 2025, 270 days after it was filed.

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

16 co-sponsors

Charity Grimm Krupa, Milou Mackenzie, Bud Cook, Donna Scheuren, Timothy R. Bonner, David H. Rowe, Craig T. Staats, JOHN A. LAWRENCE, Jacob D. Banta, Jamie L. Flick, Kathleen C. Tomlinson, MARK M. GILLEN, Brenda M. Pugh, Keith S. Harris, Jeremy Shaffer, Tarik Khan

Its course

January 30 to October 27, 2025, 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 action22 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Jun 26147 days

JudiciaryJan 30 to Mar 1746 days

AppropriationsJun 25 to Jun 261 day

In the SenateJun 26 to Oct 7103 days

JudiciaryJun 30 to Sep 971 days

AppropriationsSep 10 to Oct 626 days

Waiting to be sentOct 7 to Oct 2114 days

With the GovernorOct 21 to Oct 276 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Jun 26

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · Oct 7

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 Jan 30 – Jun 26

  1. Jan 30Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Mar 17JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Jun 25Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Jun 30 – Oct 7

  1. Jun 30Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Sep 9JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Sep 10Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Oct 7Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

To the Governor Oct 8 – Oct 27

  1. Oct 8Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Oct 20Signed in the Senate
  3. Oct 21Sent to the Governor
  4. Oct 27Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 40 of 2025
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 17Reported as committed, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 17First consideration, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Mar 17Laid on the table, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 24Removed from table, June 24, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 25Second consideration, June 25, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 25Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 26Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (202-0)House of Representatives
  10. Jun 30In the SenateSenate
  11. Jun 30Referred to JUDICIARY, June 30, 2025Senate
  12. Sep 9Reported as committed, Sept. 9, 2025Senate
  13. Sep 9First consideration, Sept. 9, 2025Senate
  14. Sep 10Second consideration, Sept. 10, 2025Senate
  15. Sep 10Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 10, 2025Senate
  16. Oct 6Re-reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2025Senate
  17. Oct 7Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 7, 2025 (48-0)Senate
  18. Oct 8Signed in House, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  19. Oct 20Signed in Senate, Oct. 20, 2025Senate
  20. Oct 21Presented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2025Governor
  21. Oct 27Approved by the Governor, Oct. 27, 2025Governor
  22. Oct 27Act No. 40 of 2025, Oct. 27, 2025Governor