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Statute References

2017-2018 Legislation Amending Title 23

These bills amend Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. To view a list of all statutes that amend this act, visit the Chronological History.

# of House Bills: 69

# of Senate Bills: 23

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 42	Rep. SACCONE	Removal of License Suspensions for Non-Driving Offenses
House Bill 44	Rep. DELOZIER	Protection From Abuse Act as recommended by the Task Force on Child Protection
House Bill 56	Rep. WATSON	Adoption-Related Counseling Services
House Bill 57	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package – Termination of Parental Rights
House Bill 58	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package – Revocation of Consent
House Bill 60	Rep. TOOHIL
House Bill 61	Rep. LEWIS	Witnessing Consent to Adoption by an Incarcerated Parent
House Bill 62	Rep. D. MILLER	Elimination of hearings to confirm consent to adoption - Reintroduction of Fomer HB 1531
House Bill 63	Rep. D. MILLER	Adoption Reform: Change to the Definition of Intermediary - Reintroductoin of Former HB 1532
House Bill 87	Rep. LAWRENCE	Cosponsor Memo - Issuing a Photo Card for Volunteers Who Have Passed a Background Check
House Bill 139	Rep. MOUL	Indirect Criminal Contempt Prior HB1355
House Bill 141	Rep. MOUL	Eliminate waiting period for marriage license - Prior HB1302
House Bill 206	Rep. PHILLIPS-HILL	Ensuring a Drug-Free Home for our Kinship and Foster Children
House Bill 243	Rep. TALLMAN	Drug and Alcohol Use
House Bill 274	Rep. MARSICO	Protection From Abuse (PFA) and pets
House Bill 289	Rep. TOOHIL	Reimbursement of living expenses of birth mother in adoption process
House Bill 443	Rep. NESBIT	Contempt of Custody Order
House Bill 452	Rep. MURT	Removing the Word “Recent” from the Definition of Child Abuse (Prior HB 1252)
House Bill 474	Rep. DeLUCA	Filial Obligations, Title 23 (HB 242 of 2015)
House Bill 572	Rep. DAVIS	Financial Disclosures in Divorce (Re-Introduction)
House Bill 585	Rep. GILLESPIE	Grandparents Standing for Custody (former HB 2109)
House Bill 622	Rep. CRUZ	Eliminate Waiting Period for Marriage Licenses (Former HB 1218)
House Bill 631	Rep. MARSICO	Probation Tail for Sex Offenders - Previous HB 446
House Bill 663	Rep. BAKER	Family Court Reform Bill Package (Former HB 880 & HB 879)
House Bill 704	Rep. MURT	Children of Incarcerated Parents (Prior HB 807)
House Bill 721	Rep. HANNA	Excluding certain benefits when determining child or spousal support needs
House Bill 956	Rep. DAVIS	Addressing Abuse in Child Custody Proceedings (Re-Introduction)
House Bill 969	Rep. MASSER	Delinquent Obligors (Former HB 767)
House Bill 983	Rep. LAWRENCE	Cosponsor Memo - Ensuring a Victim of Domestic Violence is not Forced to Pay Their Abuser APL
House Bill 1008	Rep. PYLE	Authorizing former mayors to solemnize marriages
House Bill 1038	Rep. WARREN	Age Restriction for Marriage Licenses
House Bill 1062	Rep. THOMAS	Monetary restitution for parents of convicted children
House Bill 1099	Rep. NEUMAN	Protection from Abuse Legislation
House Bill 1100	Rep. NEUMAN	Protection from Abuse Legislation
House Bill 1139	Rep. TOPPER	Co-sponsorship: Amending the Newborn Protection Act
House Bill 1211	Rep. BOBACK	Fee Waiver - Domestic Violence Victims
House Bill 1232	Rep. MURT	Requiring Schools to Display Posters Providing the Statewide Toll-Fee Hotline for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect
House Bill 1247	Rep. STURLA	Protection from Abuse Order Safeguards
House Bill 1250	Rep. DELOZIER	Alimony Pendente Lite Reform
House Bill 1296	Rep. CALTAGIRONE	Allowing Former Judges and Mayors in Good Standing to Solemnize Marriages
House Bill 1311	Rep. WATSON	Office of the Child Advocate
House Bill 1337	Rep. PASHINSKI	Domestic Violence : Treatment and GPS Monitoring
House Bill 1509	Rep. BRIGGS	Standby Guardianship
House Bill 1527	Rep. STEPHENS	Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
House Bill 1539	Rep. PASHINSKI	Guardianship for grandparents
House Bill 1540	Rep. PASHINSKI	Domestic Violence – Court Ordered Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Evaluations
House Bill 1632	Rep. HILL-EVANS	Providing for the cancellation of Shared Telephone Contracts for Victims of Domestic Violence
House Bill 1652	Rep. KULIK	Pet Custody in Divorce
House Bill 1682	Rep. SCHLOSSBERG	Sexual Assault Bill of Rights Legislation & Providing for Termination of Parental Rights in cases of Rape or Incest
House Bill 1707	Rep. WATSON	Reporting of Substance-Exposed Infants
House Bill 1768	Rep. YOUNGBLOOD	Sibling visitation rights
House Bill 1899	Rep. McCLINTON	Co-Sponsorship: MANDATORY REPORTING OF PARENTAL DRUG OVERDOSES
House Bill 1952	Rep. MARSICO	Adam Walsh Act
House Bill 2015	Rep. CONKLIN	Permitting Electronic GPS Monitoring in Domestic Violence Cases (former HB570)
House Bill 2058	Rep. ROZZI	Improving Custody and Visitation Adjudications In Cases of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
House Bill 2059	Rep. ROZZI	Prohibition of Equitable Distribution of Marital Property by Convicted Sexual Abusers
House Bill 2060	Rep. M. QUINN	Legislation designed to strengthen the Protection from Abuse (PFA) Act
House Bill 2097	Rep. DAWKINS	Statewide Notification of Domestic Violence Abusers Purchasing Firearms
House Bill 2223	Rep. DAVIS	Firearms – Domestic Violence
House Bill 2290	Rep. ROTHMAN	Marriage License Exception for Hospitalization
House Bill 2437	Rep. CORBIN	Strangulation Legislation
House Bill 2450	Rep. KORTZ	Legislation Clarifying the Rights of Parents
House Bill 2455	Rep. MENTZER	Vulnerable Adult Financial Exploitation Protection
House Bill 2506	Rep. ROTHMAN	Department of Human Services Child Fatality Reports
House Bill 2542	Rep. TOPPER	Age Restriction for Marriage Licenses
House Bill 2641	Rep. STEPHENS	Grand Jury recommendations to better protect children
House Bill 2646	Rep. CONKLIN	Failure to Report Child Abuse and Changes to Institutional Sexual Assault
House Bill 2655	Rep. BARBIN	Senior Safety From Financial Exploitation
House Bill 2687	Rep. BURNS	Protecting Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation
Senate Bill 46	Sen. WILLIAMS	Non-Custodial Child Support Documentation
Senate Bill 62	Sen. GREENLEAF	Children of incarcerated parents
Senate Bill 111	Sen. SABATINA	Changes to the Child Protective Services Law
Senate Bill 176	Sen. RESCHENTHALER	Child and Animal Abuse Cross Reporting
Senate Bill 185	Sen. McGARRIGLE	Waiver of Criminal History Fee
Senate Bill 196	Sen. HUGHES	Allowing electronic monitoring of defendants as an option of relief in PFA orders
Senate Bill 287	Sen. BOSCOLA	Termination of Parental Rights (Kimberlee's Law)
Senate Bill 313	Sen. BOSCOLA	Shared Telephone Contract Opt-out for Victims of Domestic Violence
Senate Bill 366	Sen. SABATINA	Protection for Unpaid Child Support - Casino Winnings
Senate Bill 500	Sen. VULAKOVICH
Senate Bill 501	Sen. KILLION	Enhancing Safety For All Parties Involved In Protection From Abuse (PFA) Orders/Convictions of Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence
Senate Bill 502	Sen. McGARRIGLE
Senate Bill 511	Sen. BAKER	Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
Senate Bill 629	Sen. RESCHENTHALER	Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
Senate Bill 844	Sen. WHITE	Expanding Legal Standing in Custody Cases
Senate Bill 899	Sen. MENSCH	Older Adult Protective Services Act Re-Write
Senate Bill 938	Sen. SABATINA	Using Child Protective Services Records to Keep Children Safe, Expungement Reform.
Senate Bill 1026	Sen. BOSCOLA	Mandatory Reporting of Infants Born with Addiction
Senate Bill 1029	Sen. HAYWOOD	Firearm Eligibility License
Senate Bill 1129	Sen. DiSANTO
Senate Bill 1219	Sen. SABATINA	Legislation Ending Child Marriage in Pennsylvania
Senate Bill 1246	Sen. BROOKS	Adding Urgent Care Centers to the Safe Haven Law
Senate Bill 1274	Sen. GREENLEAF	Emergency Protection from Abuse Orders