Committees · 2017–2018 Regular Session
Children & Youth
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
KATHARINE M. WATSONChair
Republican · 144th District
SCOTT CONKLINDemocratic Chair
Democrat · 77th District
Democrat · 190th District
Republican · 150th District
Democrat · 194th District
Matthew D. DowlingSecretary
Republican · 51st District
Democrat · 173rd District
Democrat · 203rd District
Republican · 138th District
Republican · 85th District
Democrat · 159th District
Democrat · 191st District
Republican · 41st District
Democrat · 42nd District
Republican · 91st District
Republican · 152nd District
Republican · 8th District
Republican · 39th District
Republican · 176th District
Republican · 87th District
Democrat · 126th District
Republican · 131st District
Democrat · 202nd District
Republican · 151st District
Democrat · 178th District
Republican · 116th District
Republican · 52nd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2017–2018 Regular Session.
Bills sent45
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out42%
19 of 45; 4 moved on without a report, 22 stopped in committee
Time in committee14 days
most between 6 and 57 days
Amendments offered5
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.
2025–202651 bills
reported 57% · typically 75 days, most 39–137 · 16 amendments · 26 members
2023–202442 bills
reported 57% · typically 161 days, most 40–287 · 18 amendments · 25 members
2021–202238 bills
reported 42% · typically 91 days, most 28–208 · 10 amendments · 25 members
2019–202044 bills
reported 32% · typically 21 days, most 10–86 · 9 amendments · 25 members
2017–201845 bills
reported 42% · typically 14 days, most 6–57 · 5 amendments · 27 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2017–2018 Regular Session, newest first.
45 bills
House Bill 2641 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for penalties.
Sent September 25, 2018 · Reported out after 6 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2641 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for penalties.
Sent September 25, 2018 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1129 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions, for hearing, for grounds for involuntary termination and for petition for involuntary termination, providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of birth parent or putative father unknown, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents.
Sent September 25, 2018 · Reported out after 1 day · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1129 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions, for hearing, for grounds for involuntary termination and for petition for involuntary termination, providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of birth parent or putative father unknown, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents.
Sent September 25, 2018 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2496 · An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1372, No.212), known as the Early Intervention Services System Act, establishing the Early Intervention Services Contingency Fund; providing for transfers from the Early Intervention Services Contingency Fund to lead agencies and for reporting; and making editorial changes.
Sent June 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2506 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for investigating performance of county agency.
Sent June 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2477 · An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in academic clinical research centers, further providing for chapter heading, providing for legislative findings and declaration of policy, further providing for definitions, providing for academic clinical research centers, further providing for clinical registrants and for research study and providing for temporary regulations.
Sent June 11, 2018 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2450 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for exclusions from child abuse.
Sent May 31, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2299 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions.
Sent April 24, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2213 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in children and youth, further providing for adoption opportunity payments and reimbursement.
Sent April 2, 2018 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2133 · An Act establishing the Kinship Caregiver Navigator Program in the Department of Human Services; and providing for kinship caregiver navigator website and for kinship caregiver navigators.
Sent March 9, 2018 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1527 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for persons required to report suspected child abuse.
Sent November 21, 2017 · Reported out after 63 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1527 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for persons required to report suspected child abuse.
Sent November 21, 2017 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1899 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for mandatory reporting of children under one year of age.
Sent November 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1768 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody and for factors to consider when awarding custody; and making editorial changes.
Sent September 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1768 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody and for factors to consider when awarding custody; and making editorial changes.
Sent September 26, 2017 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1742 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, providing for Keystone STARS Program participants; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for fees, providing for Keystone STARS Program participants and further providing for definitions.
Sent August 24, 2017 · Reported out after 272 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1707 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for mandatory reporting of children under one year of age.
Sent August 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1539 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in standby guardianship, further providing for definitions and for scope and providing for temporary guardianship; in child protective services, further providing for release of information in confidential reports; and making editorial changes.
Sent June 13, 2017 · Reported out after 301 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1509 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in standby guardianship, further providing for definitions and for petition for approval of a designation.
Sent June 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
25 more
House Bill 1349 · An Act providing for parental rights protection.
Sent May 8, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1311 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions and for release of information in confidential reports and providing for a Children's Advocate and remedial powers, for response to complaints, for cooperation of agencies and providers, for confidentiality of investigations and records, for findings and recommendations, for protection from retaliation and for nonexclusivity of remedy.
Sent May 2, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 370 days
House Bill 1232 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number, for disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents, for volunteers having contact with children and for mandatory reporting of children under one year of age.
Sent April 17, 2017 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1065 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and for regulations.
Sent April 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1108 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, providing for school stability of children in foster care; and making an inconsistent repeal.
Sent April 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1028 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, providing for family conferencing.
Sent March 30, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 910 · An Act requiring certain facilities and persons that provide child day care to install safety guards on doors; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.
Sent March 21, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 855 · An Act providing for parental rights protection.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 742 · An Act requiring certain facilities and persons that provide child day care to install video camera surveillance systems; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.
Sent March 7, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 703 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in children and youth, providing for purchase of service contracts.
Sent March 3, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 87 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for volunteers having contact with children.
Sent February 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 452 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for the definition of "child abuse."
Sent February 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 289 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for home study and preplacement report and for report of intention to adopt, repealing provisions relating to report of intermediary and exhibits, further providing for investigation, for contents of petition for adoption and for exhibits, providing for permissible reimbursement of expenses and further providing for time of entry of decree of adoption.
Sent February 2, 2017 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 200 · An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1372, No.212), known as the Early Intervention Services System Act, further providing for title of the act, for definitions and for child identification, assessment and tracking system; and making editorial changes.
Sent February 1, 2017 · Reported out after 111 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 244 · An Act regulating religious child-care facilities; providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services; and imposing penalties.
Sent February 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 56 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, repealing provisions relating to counseling and providing for adoption-related counseling services.
Sent January 31, 2017 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 235 · An Act establishing a task force on the opioid abuse epidemic's impact on children and providing for powers and duties of the task force.
Sent January 31, 2017 · Reported out after 50 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 57 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions, for hearing and for petition for involuntary termination, providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of parent or putative father unknown, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents.
Sent January 25, 2017 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 58 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for report of intention to adopt, for consents necessary to adoption and for notice of hearing.
Sent January 25, 2017 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 206 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, providing for study to determine drug abuse by parents within resource families; and establishing the Selection and Advisory Council.
Sent January 25, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 60 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, providing for permissible reimbursement of expenses.
Sent January 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 59 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general powers and duties, providing for salary, medical and hospital expenses for employees of the Department of Human Services and survivors' benefits and for evaluation of software programs' efficiency; in public assistance, providing for total population coordinated care management, for medical assistance waiver for treatment at institutions for mental disease related to substance use disorder, for additional funding requests for medical assistance appropriations in fiscal year 2017-2018, for supporting self-sufficiency for medical assistance receipients and for electronic asset verification for medical assistance eligibility based on age, blindness or disability; in children and youth, further providing for provider submissions and for adoption opportunity payments and reimbursement; providing for ambulatory surgical center data collection; and making a related repeal.
Sent January 23, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
House Bill 61 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for report of intention to adopt, for consents necessary to adoption and for notice of hearing.
Sent January 23, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 62 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for alternative procedure for relinquishment.
Sent January 23, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 63 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to adoption, further providing for the definition of "intermediary."
Sent January 23, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate