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Statute References

2013-2014 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: 66

# of Senate Bills: 36

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 116	Rep. PETRI	House Bill 2302 (Previous Session: HB 544, HB 788, HB1710, HB 2028)
House Bill 139	Rep. BENNINGHOFF	Child Abuse Reporting (former HB 2219)
House Bill 162	Rep. BENNINGHOFF	Adoption Records - Former HB 963
House Bill 216	Rep. GROVE	Paternity Testing for Adoption – (Former HB 2674)
House Bill 224	Rep. DeLUCA	Filial Obligations, Title 23 (HB 321 of 2011)
House Bill 255	Rep. MOUL	Failure to Pay Child Support Previously HB 1106
House Bill 286	Rep. KULA	Reintroducing House Bill 2136-Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
House Bill 297	Rep. AUMENT	Reintroduction of Legislation - Amending the Child Protective Services Law - Former House Bill 2641 ~ 2011-2012 Legislative Session
House Bill 328	Rep. DELOZIER	Legislation amending the Protection From Abuse Act as recommended by the Task Force on Child Protection.
House Bill 339	Rep. TALLMAN	Drug & Alcohol Use -- Prior HB 2513
House Bill 414	Rep. O'NEILL	Task Force on Child Protection With Respect to Custody
House Bill 429	Rep. WATSON	Child Protection Package
House Bill 430	Rep. WATSON	Child Protection Package
House Bill 431	Rep. GINGRICH	Child Protection Package
House Bill 433	Rep. AUMENT	Child Protection Package
House Bill 434	Rep. MALONEY	Child Protection Package
House Bill 435	Rep. MOUL	Child Protection Package
House Bill 436	Rep. STEPHENS	Child Protection Package
House Bill 466	Rep. COX	Social Security Numbers on Hunting & Fishing License Applications
House Bill 476	Rep. KILLION	Appeal Process for Employees of Juvenile Facilities (Former HB 338)
House Bill 560	Rep. THOMAS	Monetary Limits on Restitution for Parents of Convicted Children (Former HB 327 of the 2011-2012 Legislative Session)
House Bill 580	Rep. BISHOP	Co-Sponsorship: Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse (Former HB 593)
House Bill 581	Rep. BISHOP	Co-Sponsorship: Adoption Legislation (Former HB594)
House Bill 642	Rep. YOUNGBLOOD	Cosponsorship -- Providing standing to siblings for visitation rights
House Bill 673	Rep. K. BOYLE	Reporting Suspected Child Abuse: Re-Introduction of HB1990
House Bill 716	Rep. BAKER	Family Court Reform bill package (Former HB 2282 & 2283)
House Bill 725	Rep. DiGIROLAMO	Rep. DiGirolamo Cosponsorship of Drug and Alcohol Training for Child Protective Service Workers Legislation
House Bill 726	Rep. PETRI	Defining “Child Abuse”
House Bill 727	Rep. PETRI	Removes the Intermediary Report Requirement from the Adoption Process
House Bill 728	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package - Corrected Copy
House Bill 729	Rep. PETRI	Procedures for Terminating Parental Rights
House Bill 731	Rep. PETRI	Accreditation Requirement for County Children and Youth Agencies (Former HB 453)
House Bill 733	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package - Corrected Copy
House Bill 734	Rep. PETRI	Performance Audits of County Children and Youth Agencies (Former HB 452)
House Bill 738	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package - Corrected Copy
House Bill 739	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package - Corrected Copy
House Bill 740	Rep. PETRI	Adoption Package - Corrected Copy
House Bill 819	Rep. TRUITT	Encouraging Volunteerism at Schools
House Bill 825	Rep. HANNA	Co-Sponsorship - providing for child support guidelines
House Bill 836	Rep. SCHLOSSBERG	Child Support Payments from Perpetrators of Rape
House Bill 854	Rep. DAVIS	Legislation Regarding Older Student Protection- Previous HB 2357
House Bill 877	Rep. SABATINA	Slot Machine Winnings Intercept Legislation
House Bill 878	Rep. SABATINA	Co-sponsorship: Legislation Regarding Division of Property in Divorce Proceedings
House Bill 945	Rep. CRUZ	Legislation Ensuring the Termination of Parental Rights for Rapists (Former HB 1395)
House Bill 1071	Rep. MOUL	Indirect Criminal Contempt Prior HB 1127
House Bill 1090	Rep. YOUNGBLOOD	Adding police stations to Pa. Safe Haven Law
House Bill 1178	Rep. COHEN	Reintroduction of HB 708 – Civil Unions
House Bill 1192	Rep. GIBBONS	Judicial discretion with regards to division of military retirement income in divorce proceedings
House Bill 1560	Rep. SCHLOSSBERG	Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence in Divorce
House Bill 1647	Rep. COHEN	Repeal of Pennsylvania DOMA
House Bill 1686	Rep. SIMS	Marriage Equality
House Bill 1690	Rep. HAGGERTY	Responsibilities of the Pennsylvania Department of Health
House Bill 1765	Rep. MOUL	Legislation to eliminate the waiting period for a marriage license.
House Bill 1779	Rep. CONKLIN	Permitting Electronic GPS Monitoring in Domestic Violence Cases
House Bill 1820	Rep. MASSER	Delinquent Obligors
House Bill 1922	Rep. PAINTER	Legislation Allowing Former Mayors to Solemnize Marriages
House Bill 1956	Rep. BISHOP	Co-Sponsorship Memo: Legislation to Remove Sibling Labeling
House Bill 1977	Rep. B. BOYLE	Domestic Violence Bill Package
House Bill 1978	Rep. B. BOYLE	Domestic Violence Bill Package
House Bill 1981	Rep. SCHLOSSBERG	Background Checks for Residents of Relative/Neighbor
House Bill 2070	Rep. CLYMER
House Bill 2262	Rep. SCHLOSSBERG	Divorce Equality in Pennsylvania
House Bill 2301	Rep. HACKETT	Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
House Bill 2462	Rep. CALTAGIRONE	Allowing All Appointed Judges to Solemnize Marriages
House Bill 2517	Rep. TOOHIL	Reducing the length of time for a no fault divorce based on separation from two (2) years to one (1) year.
House Bill 2528	Rep. SCHREIBER	Providing for Cancellation of Shared Telephone Plan Contracts for Victims of Domestic Violence
Senate Bill 20	Sen. WASHINGTON	Child Abuse updates - Recommendations of the Children's Task Force
Senate Bill 21	Sen. WARD	Child Abuse updates: Mandatory Reporters
Senate Bill 22	Sen. WARD	Memo #19: Penalties for failure to report child abuse
Senate Bill 23	Sen. BAKER	Update to the Child Protective Services Act-Amending the Definition of Perpetrator
Senate Bill 24	Sen. VULAKOVICH	Establishment of Statewide Database of Protective Services
Senate Bill 25	Sen. VULAKOVICH	Updating Procedures Used to Report Child Abuse and Neglect
Senate Bill 26	Sen. YUDICHAK	Three digit toll-free number for reporting suspected child abuse
Senate Bill 27	Sen. MENSCH	Improving the exchange of child abuse information among medical practitioners and county agencies (Corrected Memo)
Senate Bill 29	Sen. VANCE	Memo #9 -Task Force on Child Protection Recommendation on Mandated Reporting of Certain Newborns
Senate Bill 30	Sen. ERICKSON	Cosponsorship of False Claims in Detention Facilities
Senate Bill 31	Sen. FONTANA	Co Sponsorship: Reporting of Child Abuse by School Employees
Senate Bill 33	Sen. MENSCH	Whistleblower protection for child abuse reporting (Corrected Memo)
Senate Bill 70	Sen. WASHINGTON	Relatives Liability Repeal (Filial Support Law)
Senate Bill 91	Sen. BOSCOLA
Senate Bill 112	Sen. GREENLEAF	Children of incarcerated parents
Senate Bill 115	Sen. GREENLEAF	Arraignments for contempt of a PFA order
Senate Bill 167	Sen. GREENLEAF	Exemption for youth soccer
Senate Bill 301	Sen. WILLIAMS	Child Support Payments
Senate Bill 331	Sen. ERICKSON	Waiver of Criminal History Fee
Senate Bill 338	Sen. SCHWANK	Auditor General Access to Children's Protective Services information
Senate Bill 353	Sen. VANCE	Memo #6 - Newborns Who Test Positive for Illegal Controlled Substances
Senate Bill 392	Sen. SOLOBAY	Determination of Paternity
Senate Bill 498	Sen. WAUGH	Drug and Alcohol Training for Child Protective Service Workers
Senate Bill 516	Sen. KASUNIC	PSP Fee Waiver for Criminal Background Checks
Senate Bill 533	Sen. LEACH	Filial Responsibility Law
Senate Bill 629	Sen. FARNESE	Parental Rights of Rapists Exclusion
Senate Bill 655	Sen. WOZNIAK	Paternity Tests
Senate Bill 658	Sen. WOZNIAK	Marriage License Fraud
Senate Bill 689	Sen. CORMAN	Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
Senate Bill 719	Sen. LEACH	Marriage Equality
Senate Bill 843	Sen. BROWNE	Child Support Garnishment – One Time Employer Fee
Senate Bill 919	Sen. STACK	Prohibits the renewal of drivers licenses for persons with habitually delinquent fines, surcharges, etc.
Senate Bill 1116	Sen. WASHINGTON
Senate Bill 1272	Sen. WASHINGTON	Release of certain child fatality or near fatality report information by the county agency
Senate Bill 1471	Sen. GREENLEAF	Violence prevention initiatives
Senate Bill 1502	Sen. ARGALL	Preventing future child abuse by mandating running water for child’s home