An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions, for hearing, for grounds for involuntary termination and for petition for involuntary termination, providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of birth parent or putative father unknown, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Last action Oct 21, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Oct 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 6, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Sep 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
PN 0086 Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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