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Committees · 2023–2024 Regular Session

Children & Youth

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

Other sessions: 2025–2026 · 2021–2022 · 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 2023–2024 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent42

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

  • Reported out57%

    24 of 42; 3 moved on without a report, 15 stopped in committee

  • Time in committee161 days

    most between 40 and 287 days

  • Amendments offered18

    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 2023–2024 Regular Session, newest first.

42 bills

  • House Bill 2617 · An Act amending the act of November 23, 2010 (P.L.1264, No.119), known as the Children in Foster Care Act, further providing for definitions; and providing for benefits.

    Sent October 4, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2504 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody.

    Sent July 23, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2506 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in support matters generally, further providing for support guideline; and, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for award of custody and for presumption in cases concerning primary physical custody.

    Sent July 23, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2461 · An Act providing for the Ebony Alert System; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police; and imposing a penalty.

    Sent June 27, 2024 · Reported out after 117 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1425 · An Act providing for plan for maternal home visiting programs; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

    Sent June 12, 2024 · Reported out after 13 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1425 · An Act providing for plan for maternal home visiting programs; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

    Sent June 12, 2024 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 2377 · An Act amending the the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for definitions and for employment of minors in a performance.

    Sent June 4, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2217 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary termination.

    Sent April 16, 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 April 3, 2024 · Reported out after 69 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 2146 · An Act amending the act of February 13, 1970 (P.L.19, No.10), entitled "An act enabling certain minors to consent to medical, dental and health services, declaring consent unnecessary under certain circumstances," further providing for release of medical records; and providing for parent or legal guardian access to medical records.

    Sent March 25, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2100 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sex trafficking and missing and abducted children, further providing for county responsibilities; and making an editorial change.

    Sent March 12, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2037 · An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations and for laboratory waiver.

    Sent February 20, 2024 · Reported out after 106 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1879 · An Act providing for duties of covered entities to protect the best interests of children that use online services, products or features and for data protection impact assessments; prohibiting certain actions by covered entities; and imposing penalties.

    Sent December 5, 2023 · Reported out after 189 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1766 · 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 regulations and for violation and penalty.

    Sent October 17, 2023 · Reported out after 161 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1767 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in State institutions in the Department of Public Welfare, providing for reporting allegations of abuse; in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, further providing for definitions; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions, for fees and for right to enter and inspect and providing for inspection of out-of-home placements for youth adjudicated delinquent.

    Sent October 17, 2023 · Reported out after 161 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1746 · 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 October 10, 2023 · Reported out after 35 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • 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 September 26, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • 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 September 26, 2023 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1684 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for definitions, for award of custody, for standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody, for presumption in cases concerning primary physical custody, for factors to consider when awarding custody, for consideration of criminal conviction and for parenting plan; and making editorial changes.

    Sent September 19, 2023 · Reported out after 266 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1600 · 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 availability of services, providing for purposes, further providing for payments to counties for services to children, for review of county submissions and for statistics and assistance for research, providing for ensuring safe and humane institutional practices and further providing for study of delinquents and recommendations to courts; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for refusal to issue license, revocation and notice.

    Sent August 7, 2023 · Reported out after 442 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

22 more

  • House Bill 1443 · An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Statewide Advisory Council on Playground Safety; and providing for duties of the Statewide Advisory Council on Playground Safety.

    Sent June 20, 2023 · Reported out after 273 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 975 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, providing for employee child-care public private partnership; establishing the Employee Child-Care Public Private Partnership Fund and the employee child-care public private partnership tax credit; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and imposing a penalty.

    Sent June 6, 2023 · Reported out after 287 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 975 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, providing for employee child-care public private partnership; establishing the Employee Child-Care Public Private Partnership Fund and the employee child-care public private partnership tax credit; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and imposing a penalty.

    Sent June 6, 2023 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • 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 May 19, 2023 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • 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 April 28, 2023 · Reported out after 40 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1059 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent April 28, 2023 · Reported out after 354 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 288 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing for factors to consider when awarding custody and providing for solicitation and consideration of family finding and kinship care provider testimony.

    Sent April 24, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 972 · An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, further providing for title of the act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for applicability; in grounds and buildings, further providing for scope of subdivision, for room or building for juvenile offenders waiting trial, for management of houses for detention of juveniles and appointment of board and ex officio members, for annual report and expenses and for appropriation and bond issues; and making editorial changes.

    Sent April 24, 2023 · Reported out after 163 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 973 · 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 refusal to issue license, revocation and notice; and imposing penalties.

    Sent April 24, 2023 · Reported out after 337 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 932 · An Act providing for parental rights protection.

    Sent April 17, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 813 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, authorizing the appointment of the Child Advocate; and establishing the Office of Child Advocate and the HEAL PA Coalition.

    Sent April 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 664 · An Act establishing the Women, Infants and Children State Advisory Board.

    Sent March 23, 2023 · Reported out after 40 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 665 · An Act amending the act of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1396, No.121), known as the Women's, Infants' and Children's Nutrition Improvement Act, further providing for program operation.

    Sent March 23, 2023 · Reported out after 76 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 418 · 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 March 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 440 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for investigation of reports.

    Sent March 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 285 · An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary termination; and, in juvenile matters, further providing for disposition of dependent child.

    Sent March 14, 2023 · Reported out after 371 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 321 · 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 March 13, 2023 · Reported out after 400 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 322 · 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 March 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 324 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent March 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 350 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for hearing, for alternative procedure for relinquishment and for hearing; in support matters generally, further providing for paternity and for continuing jurisdiction over support orders; in general provisions relating to children and minors, repealing provisions relating to acknowledgment and claim of paternity; in jurisdiction, further providing for bases for jurisdiction over nonresident; enacting the Uniform Parentage Act; and providing for parent-child relationship for certain individuals, for voluntary acknowledgment of parentage, for genetic testing, for proceeding to adjudicate parentage, for assisted reproduction, for surrogacy agreements and for information about donors.

    Sent March 13, 2023 · Reported out after 450 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 310 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent March 10, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 43 · An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.

    Sent March 7, 2023 · Reported out after 223 days · did not pass the House of Representatives