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Committees · 2021–2022 Regular Session

Children & Youth

A House of Representatives committee, in every session since the 2017–2018 session.

Other sessions: 2025–2026 · 2023–2024 · 2019–2020 · 2017–2018

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2021–2022 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent38

    1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees

  • Reported out42%

    16 of 38; 1 moved on without a report, 21 stopped in committee

  • Time in committee91 days

    most between 28 and 208 days

  • Amendments offered10

    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 2021–2022 Regular Session, newest first.

38 bills

  • House Bill 2932 · An Act prohibiting governmental action against parents, legal custodians and legal guardians of minors in the provision of certain information and services to minors; and providing for certain protection from child abuse claims.

    Sent November 30, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2913 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, establishing the Office of Child Advocate within the Department of Health; appointing the Child Advocate; and providing for their powers and duties.

    Sent November 2, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2858 · An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in family finding and kinship care, providing for Legal Services for Kinship Care Families Grant Program; establishing the Legal Services for Kinship Care Families Grant Fund; and making an appropriation.

    Sent September 29, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2302 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, providing for information for school districts.

    Sent September 19, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 967 · An Act establishing the Women, Infants and Children State Advisory Board.

    Sent June 16, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 522 · An Act providing for blood lead assessment and testing of certain children and pregnant women by health care providers; imposing duties on the Department of Health; and requiring certain health insurance policies to cover blood lead tests.

    Sent June 14, 2022 · Reported out after 99 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 2472 · An Act requiring certain facilities and persons that provide child care to install video camera surveillance systems; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.

    Sent April 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1259 · An Act providing for the treatment and prevention of anaphylaxis in schools and child care centers.

    Sent March 30, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1259 · An Act providing for the treatment and prevention of anaphylaxis in schools and child care centers.

    Sent March 30, 2022 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 2426 · An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for resource families; making editorial changes; and making related repeals.

    Sent March 16, 2022 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 2381 · An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in family finding and kinship care, further providing for definitions, for family finding required and for Kinship Care Program.

    Sent March 8, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2383 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, providing for multidisciplinary medical team.

    Sent March 8, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2400 · 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; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for fees, providing for Keystone STARS Program and further providing for definition.

    Sent March 8, 2022 · Reported out after 197 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 2213 · An Act providing for limitation on damages in action against children and youth social service agency.

    Sent January 10, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2214 · An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, providing for miscellaneous provisions; and making an editorial change.

    Sent January 10, 2022 · Reported out after 91 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 2174 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent December 16, 2021 · Reported out after 279 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1863 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent September 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1866 · An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for disposition of dependent child; in human services generally, reorganizing provisions relating to adoption opportunities and to family finding and kinship care; and making editorial changes.

    Sent September 15, 2021 · Reported out after 208 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1844 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports and for disposition of founded and indicated reports, repealing provisions relating to expunction of information of perpetrator who was under 18 years of age when child abuse was committed and further providing for amendment or expunction of information; and making editorial changes.

    Sent September 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1845 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent September 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

18 more

  • House Bill 1843 · An Act providing for the implementation of the child welfare case management subsystem of the enterprise case management system of the Department of Human Services.

    Sent September 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1769 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for organization for child protective services.

    Sent August 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1737 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for investigation of reports.

    Sent July 30, 2021 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1731 · An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Greater Father Involvement within the Joint State Government Commission and providing for its powers and duties.

    Sent July 20, 2021 · Reported out after 265 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1687 · An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human services generally, providing for autism screening.

    Sent June 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1650 · An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human services generally, reorganizing provisions relating to adoption opportunities and to family finding and kinship care; and making editorial changes.

    Sent June 16, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1657 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent June 16, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 193 · An Act establishing the COVID-19 Childcare for Essential Workers Grant Program to provide grants to essential workers to be used for childcare during the COVID-19 disaster emergency; imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and providing for a transfer of Federal money.

    Sent May 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 194 · An Act establishing the COVID-19 Child Care Grant Program; providing for duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making an appropriation.

    Sent May 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1155 · 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 12, 2021 · Reported out after 378 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 954 · An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, dealing with child abuse: in criminal history record information, further providing for information in central repository or automated systems; and, in organization and responsibilities of Child Protective Service, further providing for services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse.

    Sent March 17, 2021 · Reported out after 7 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 764 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents.

    Sent March 3, 2021 · Reported out after 62 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • 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; in general provisions, further providing for legislative findings for early intervention, for definitions, for State interagency agreement, for other duties of State agencies and for council; in Statewide system for provision of early intervention services, further providing for requirements, for program regulations and standards, for administration by Department of Public Welfare, for administration by Department of Education and for child identification, assessment and tracking system; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for effective date; and making editorial changes.

    Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 628 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for child welfare worker education loan assistance.

    Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 631 · An Act establishing the Keys to Independence Pilot Program.

    Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 369 · An Act establishing the Child Care Grant Program for Front Line Medical Facility Personnel; providing for duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Child Care Grant Program for Front Line Medical Facility Personnel Fund; and making an appropriation.

    Sent February 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 253 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency COVID-19 response, further providing for money in account; and providing for opioid abuse child impact task force and for ARPA health care workforce supports.

    Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 98 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 159 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions, for reporting procedure, for disposition of complaints received, for responsibility for investigation, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database and for release of information in confidential reports.

    Sent January 14, 2021 · Reported out after 286 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate