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.
HB 350 updates Pennsylvania's domestic relations laws to modernize how parentage is established and how parental rights are handled in adoption and support cases. The bill enacts the Uniform Parentage Act, which introduces new procedures for voluntary acknowledgment of parentage, genetic testing, and legal processes for assisted reproduction and surrogacy. It also repeals older sections regarding paternity acknowledgment and clarifies the rules for terminating parental rights when a father does not contest an adoption hearing. Additionally, the legislation expands the legal grounds for courts to exercise jurisdiction over nonresident parents and ensures clearer notice requirements for all parties involved in these proceedings.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Last action Jun 30, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 24, 2024
How they voted
104–75
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Jun 24, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 12, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children & Youth
lower
0 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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