Committee
Pennsylvania House Children and Youth Committee
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committee members
Scott Barger (R)
Anthony Bellmon (D)
Heather Boyd (D)
Missy Cerrato (D)
Gina Curry (D)
Gary Day (R)
Justin Fleming (D)
Republican Secretary
Jamie Flick (R)
Nancy Guenst (D)
Vice Chair
Liz Hanbidge (D)
Republican Vice Chair
Joe Hogan (R)
Kristine Howard (D)
Carol Kazeem (D)
Republican Chair
Kate Klunk (R)
Roman Kozak (R)
Secretary
Rick Krajewski (D)
Milou Mackenzie (R)
Joe McAndrew (D)
Chair
Jeanne McNeill (D)
Natalie Mihalek (R)
Napoleon Nelson (D)
Darisha Parker (D)
Brenda Pugh (R)
John Schlegel (R)
James Walsh (R)
Dave Zimmerman (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB133 | In proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for relinquishment to adult intending to adopt child, for alternative procedure for relinquishment and for petition for involuntary termination; and providing for reinstatement of parental rights. | In Committee | 09/22/2025 |
| HB138 | In proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary termination; and, in juvenile matters, further providing for disposition of dependent child. | In Committee | 09/04/2025 |
| HB156 | In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for carbon monoxide alarm standards in child care centers and family child care homes. | Crossed Over | 01/16/2025 |
| HB335 | Requiring indoor contamination assessment certifications and environmental quality certifications of child day-care centers; providing for powers and duties of the Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Human Services; establishing the Child Day-Care Center Grant Program; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB350 | In intestate succession, further providing for rules of succession; in administration and personal representatives, providing for liability of executor; in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for rules of succession, for hearing, for alternative procedure for relinquishment and for hearing; in support matters generally, further providing general administration of support matters, repealing provisions relating to paternity and further providing for continuing jurisdiction ov | Crossed Over | 04/07/2025 |
| HB432 | Providing for Maternal Care Access Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Health. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB434 | Providing for the Ebony Alert System; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police; and imposing a penalty. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB460 | In certification of teachers, further providing for child abuse recognition and reporting training; and, in terms and courses of study, providing for child abuse awareness and prevention. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB506 | Providing for Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program. | Crossed Over | 06/09/2025 |
| HB524 | Requiring child-care centers to install video camera surveillance systems; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB928 | In epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for definitions and for epinephrine auto-injectors for authorized entities; and making an editorial change. | Crossed Over | 03/17/2025 |
| HB1021 | In grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to room or building for juvenile offenders awaiting trial and providing for rooms or buildings for juveniles; and repealing provisions relating to special provisions for temporary county buildings and for rooms in county buildings in counties of the second class A. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1022 | In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for refusal to issue license, revocation and notice; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1182 | In support matters generally, providing for support of unborn child. | In Committee | 04/09/2025 |
| HB1305 | Establishing the Office of Child Advocate; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| HB1307 | In general provisions relating to children and minors, providing for contracting and consent by certain minors. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| HB1367 | Providing for the implementation of the child welfare case management subsystem of the enterprise case management system of the Department of Human Services. | In Committee | 05/01/2025 |
| HB1368 | In child protective services, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 05/01/2025 |
| HB1369 | In child protective services, further providing for disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports and for disposition of founded and indicated reports, repealing provisions relating to expunction of information of perpetrator who was under 18 years of age when child abuse was committed and further providing for amendment or expunction of information and for evidence in court proceedings; and making editorial changes. | In Committee | 05/01/2025 |
| HB1505 | In early learning programs, further providing for definitions. | Crossed Over | 05/28/2025 |
| HB1558 | Requiring baby diaper changing stations in certain public buildings when a restroom is installed or renovated; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 06/04/2025 |
| HB1569 | Establishing the Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program. | In Committee | 06/09/2025 |
| HB1573 | In children and youth, further providing for availability of services, providing for purposes and further providing for statistics and assistance for research. | Crossed Over | 06/09/2025 |
| HB1576 | In children and youth, further providing for payments to counties for services to children and for review of county submissions. | Crossed Over | 06/09/2025 |
| HB1577 | In children and youth, providing for ensuring safe and humane institutional practices. | Crossed Over | 06/09/2025 |
| HB1600 | In departmental powers and duties as to supervision, providing for Keystone STARS Program; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for fees, providing for Keystone STARS Program and further providing for definition. | Crossed Over | 06/11/2025 |
| HB1607 | In child protective services, further providing for definitions, for reporting procedure, for disposition of complaints received, for responsibility for investigation, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database and for release of information in confidential reports. | In Committee | 06/16/2025 |
| HB1663 | Establishing the Statewide Imagination Library Program and the Imagination Library of Pennsylvania Restricted Account; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. | In Committee | 06/25/2025 |
| HB1873 | In offenses against the family, further providing for the offense of endangering welfare of children; in child protective services, further providing for definitions and for exclusions from child abuse; and, in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 09/22/2025 |
| HB1936 | In juvenile matters, further providing for release or holding of hearing, for disposition of delinquent child and for limitation on and change in place of commitment and disposition review hearing. | In Committee | 10/08/2025 |
| HR26 | Designating January 23, 2025, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania to recognize all the women who die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HR41 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study of emergency child care and provide recommendations. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HR62 | Recognizing the week of April 5 through 11, 2025, as "Week of the Young Child" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HR113 | Recognizing April 26, 2025, as "Diabetic Eye Screening Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/11/2025 |
| HR117 | Recognizing March 14, 2025, as "Black Midwives Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| HR142 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the best practices and recommendations for the operation of juvenile detention centers within this Commonwealth. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/24/2025 |
| HR149 | Recognizing April 11, 2025, as "Black Doula Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HR150 | Recognizing the week of April 11 through 17, 2025, as "Black Maternal Health Week" in Pennsylvania to bring attention to the maternal health crisis and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. | In Committee | 03/31/2025 |
| HR181 | Recognizing the week of April 11 through 17, 2025, as "Black Maternal Health Week" in Pennsylvania to bring attention to the maternal health crisis and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/04/2025 |
| HR195 | Designating the month of April 2025 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/16/2025 |
| HR211 | Recognizing the week of October 5 through 11, 2025, as "National Midwifery Week" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| HR216 | Designating May 5, 2025, as "Youth Advocacy Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/30/2025 |
| HR224 | Designating the month of May 2025 as "Month of May (MOM) Mom Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 05/02/2025 |
| HR256 | Designating the month of September 2025 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 06/11/2025 |
| HR298 | Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Infant Mortality Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 08/25/2025 |
| HR299 | Recognizing October 3, 2025, as "Kids Music Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 08/28/2025 |
| HR337 | Designating the week of November 17 through 21, 2025, as "Pennsylvania Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness Awareness Week" and November 21, 2025, as "Red Shirt Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 10/08/2025 |
| SB766 | In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for child care center attendance eligibility. | Crossed Over | 07/01/2025 |