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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 97

An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to divorce, further providing for legislative findings and intent, for definitions and for effect of agreement between parties; and, in property rights, further providing for equitable division of marital property.

In the Senate's Judiciary Committee since October 3, 2025.

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

8 co-sponsors

EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Joe Ciresi, Michael H. Schlossberg, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Keith S. Harris, Nikki Rivera

Its course

January 14 to October 3, 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 action11 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Sep 29258 days

JudiciaryJan 14 to Jun 17154 days

RulesJun 17 to Jul 1427 days

AppropriationsJul 14 to Sep 2977 days

In the SenateFrom Sep 29

JudiciaryFrom Oct 3

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading121–82

    Passed · Sep 29

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 14 – Sep 29

  1. Jan 14Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jun 17JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jul 14RULES recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Sep 29APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 121 to 82

In the Senate Oct 3

  1. Oct 3Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 14, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 17Reported as committed, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 17First consideration, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 17Re-committed to RULES, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jul 14Re-reported as committed, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jul 14Second consideration, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jul 14Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Sep 29Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Sep 29Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 29, 2025 (121-82)House of Representatives
  10. Oct 3In the SenateSenate
  11. Oct 3Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 3, 2025Senate