An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for exclusions from child abuse and for persons required to report suspected child abuse.
This bill updates Pennsylvania's child protective services laws to clarify which specific sexual offenses involving children must be reported and to strengthen reporting protocols for staff at schools and medical facilities. It explicitly requires mandated reporters to file a report if they suspect a child is involved in the creation, display, or possession of child sexual abuse material or artificially generated images of children, regardless of whether the minor created the content. Additionally, the legislation mandates that institution staff notify their supervisor immediately after making a report and ensures that institutions cooperate fully with subsequent investigations. The changes will not take effect until one year after the bill is passed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 29, 2026
Last action May 7, 2026
Floor votes · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
201–0
Passed
Total votes 201
May 6, 2026
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican99
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nikki Rivera
DDemocratic
Co
Aerion Abney
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Brenda Pugh
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
CW
Catherine Wallen
RRepublican
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Rabb
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Kinkead
DDemocratic
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