An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for home study and preplacement report and for report of intention to adopt, repealing provisions relating to report of intermediary and exhibits, further providing for investigation, for contents of petition for adoption and for exhibits, providing for permissible reimbursement of expenses and further providing for time of entry of decree of adoption.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2018
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2017
Last action Oct 1, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Oct 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Apr 16, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
PN 0283 Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tarah Toohil
RRepublican
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Carl Metzgar
RRepublican
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Doyle Heffley
RRepublican
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Nelson
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Frank Farry
RRepublican
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