Committees · 2023–2024 Regular Session
Aging & Youth
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Judy WardChair
Republican · 30th District
Lisa BakerVice Chair
Republican · 20th District
Maria CollettMinority Chair
Democrat · 12th District
Democrat · 19th District
Republican · 27th District
Democrat · 4th District
Republican · 24th District
Republican · 28th District
Democrat · 11th District
Republican · 32nd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2023–2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent26
1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out46%
12 of 26; 14 stopped in committee
Time in committee43 days
most between 35 and 81 days
Amendments offered2
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.
2025–202623 bills
reported 35% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 10 members
2023–202426 bills
reported 46% · typically 43 days, most 35–81 · 2 amendments · 10 members
2021–202232 bills
reported 78% · typically 28 days, most 15–66 · 5 amendments · 10 members
2019–202018 bills
reported 61% · typically 47 days, most 18–202 · 3 amendments · 10 members
2017–201819 bills
reported 47% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 11 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2023–2024 Regular Session, newest first.
26 bills
Senate Bill 1335 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for definitions, for administration of assistance programs and for regulations for protection of information; in the aged, further providing for Life Program; and making a repeal.
Sent October 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1303 · An Act amending the act of July 15, 2004 (P.L.731, No.85), known as the Elderly Immunization Act, further providing for definitions; and making editorial changes.
Sent August 27, 2024 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1294 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for responsibility for investigation, for responsibilities of county agency for child protective services, for county agency requirements for general protective services and for purchase of services.
Sent July 24, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1962 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in support matters generally, further providing for assistance recipients to seek support, for cooperation required and for enforcement of cooperation requirements.
Sent July 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2175 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, establishing the Office of Child Advocate; and imposing penalties.
Sent July 12, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2378 · An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for definitions.
Sent July 12, 2024 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2400 · An Act establishing the Alzheimer's, Dementia and Related Disorders Office and the Alzheimer's, Dementia and Related Disorders Advisory Committee.
Sent July 12, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1188 · An Act amending the act of October 23, 2018 (P.L.591, No.89), known as the Kinship Caregiver Navigator Program Act, further providing for definitions and for kinship caregiver navigator website; providing for grants for case management and legal caregiver services; and making a transfer.
Sent May 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1593 · 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 April 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1853 · An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, further providing for administration.
Sent April 22, 2024 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 1760 · An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for forfeiture; in wills, further providing for modification by circumstances; in slayers, further providing for definition of terms, providing for elder abuser not to acquire property, further providing for descent, distribution, dower, curtesy, and statutory rights as survivor, for legacies, for tenancies by the entirety, for joint tenants, joint owners and joint obligees, for reversions and vested remainders, for interests dependent on survivorship or continuance of life, for contingent remainders and executory or other future interests, for powers of appointment, for proceeds of insurance, for bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor, for bona fide purchasers, for record of conviction as evidence and for preadjudication rule and providing for intent to transfer notwithstanding elder abuse; and making an editorial change.
Sent January 5, 2024 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1018 · An Act amending Title 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in practice and procedure, providing for child victims and witnesses.
Sent December 12, 2023 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 1527 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for personal needs allowance deduction for medical assistance-eligible persons in nursing facilities.
Sent November 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 889 · An Act providing for sunscreen and sun-protective measures in schools and youth camps.
Sent August 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 885 · An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in administration, providing for Statewide registry of perpetrators of abuse in facilities.
Sent July 27, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1020 · 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 July 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 840 · An Act establishing the Alzheimer's, Dementia and Related Disorders Office and the Alzheimer's, Dementia and Related Disorders Advisory Committee.
Sent July 11, 2023 · Reported out after 329 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 1058 · An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions and for notice and hearing.
Sent June 30, 2023 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 1184 · An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility.
Sent June 26, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1300 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency COVID-19 response, providing for declined and unclaimed allocations; providing for 911 emergency communication services and for institutions of purely public charity; in Department of Revenue, providing for exclusion from classes of income; providing for indigent defense; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; in transportation network companies, motor carrier companies and parking authority of a city of the first class, providing for designated municipal agent and authorized salvor for city of the first class; in human services, providing for medical assistance dental services and packages; providing for Attorney General, for Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Council, for Pennsylvania child and dependent care enhancement tax credit program and for additional keystone opportunity expansion zones; in special funds, further providing for funding; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for establishment of special fund and account, for use of fund and for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund and repealing provisions relating to Enhanced Revenue Collection Account; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for definitions, for Sports Tourism and Marketing Account and for transfer of funds and providing for Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund; in general budget implementation, further providing for executive offices, for Department of Agriculture, for Department of Community and Economic Development, for Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, for Department of Health, for Department of Human Services and for Pennsylvania State Police, providing for Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land and for Multimodal Transportation Fund and repealing provisions relating to sales by distilleries; providing for 2023-2024 budget implementation, for 2023-2024 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts, for 2023-2024 fund transfers and for prior year appropriations; making repeals; and making an editorial change.
Sent June 25, 2023 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
6 more
Senate Bill 607 · An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility.
Sent April 28, 2023 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 370 · An Act establishing the LGBTQ Senior Community Grant Program; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Aging; and making an appropriation.
Sent February 21, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 490 days
Senate Bill 229 · 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 31, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 167 · 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 purpose.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Reported out after 36 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 168 · 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 payments to counties for services to children and for review of county submissions.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Reported out after 36 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 137 · An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act, further providing for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.
Sent January 19, 2023 · Reported out after 47 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives