An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in children and youth, further providing for availability of services, providing for purposes and further providing for statistics and assistance for research.
HB 1573 amends Pennsylvania's Human Services Code to improve access to services for children and youth. It requires human services agencies to collect and report more detailed statistics on service usage and outcomes, and provides funding for research to evaluate program effectiveness. These changes aim to make service delivery more responsive to community needs by strengthening data collection and research support within existing youth-focused programs. The bill directly affects children, youth, and agencies administering human services programs under the code.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2025
Last action Jul 31, 2025
Floor votes · House Jul 14, 2025
How they voted
102–100
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 203
Jul 14, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
99% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Jul 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Aging & Youth
upper
Jul 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jul 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jul 9, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jul 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 17, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Children & Youth
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Shusterman
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
La'Tasha Mayes
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Hanbidge
DDemocratic
Co
Nikki Rivera
DDemocratic
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