An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions, for mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths, for establishment of Statewide database, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database, for disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for expunction of information of perpetrator who was under 18 years of age when child abuse was committed and for release of information in confidential reports, providing for exchange of information for placement, further providing for amendment or expunction of information, for investigating performance of county agency, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents, for audits by Attorney General, for reports to Governor and General Assembly, for penalties, for services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse, for reports to department and coroner, for investigation of reports, for voluntary or court-ordered services and findings of child abuse and for evidence in court proceedings; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 17, 2021
Last action Jul 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2022
How they voted
21–3
Passed
Total votes 24
Apr 11, 2022
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Apr 11, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-3)
senate
Apr 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Sep 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Sep 17, 2021
Committee
PN 1079 Referred to AGING AND YOUTH
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judy Ward
RRepublican
Co
Amanda Cappelletti
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Joe Pittman
RRepublican
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Baker
RRepublican
Co
Maria Collett
DDemocratic
Co
Mario M. Scavello
RRepublican
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Co
Steve Santarsiero
DDemocratic
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