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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
Sep 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2018
Last action Sep 26, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2018
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Jun 11, 2018
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Sep 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
PN 2037 Reported as amended
lower
Sep 25, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
lower
Sep 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
lower
Jun 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
PN 1822 Reported as amended
upper
Apr 16, 2018
Committee
PN 1647 Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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