Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

HB 835 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for investigation of reports.

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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 835 includes an important change regarding how records are handled during investigations into child protective services. It adds a provision that allows county agencies to obtain records of drug and alcohol treatment and school records without needing consent from a parent or guardian. This change aims to streamline investigations and ensure that authorities can access critical information needed to protect children, which can lead to quicker and more effective responses in safeguarding vulnerable youth.

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935 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
1433 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
835 2019 INTRODUCED BY PETRARCA, OTTEN, KINSEY, MILLARD, FREEMAN, HILL- EVANS AND TOOHIL, MARCH 14, 2019 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 14, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania providing for investigation of reports.ive services, further The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
835 2019 INTRODUCED BY PETRARCA, OTTEN, KINSEY, MILLARD, FREEMAN, HILL- EVANS, TOOHIL AND McCLINTON, MARCH 14, 2019 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 15, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for investigation of reports.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
* * * (5) The county agency shall have access to and shall review each record relating to the child, including medical records, records of drug and alcohol treatment, RECORDS OF <-- MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT and school records pursuant to the cooperation required under sections 6340.1 (relating to exchange of information) and 6346 (relating to cooperation of other agencies).
* * * (5) The county agency shall have access to and shall review each record relating to the child, including medical records, records of drug and alcohol treatment and school records pursuant to the cooperation required under sections 6340.1 (relating to exchange of information) and 6346 (relating to cooperation of other agencies).
THE CONSENT OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A <-- CHILD OR ANY OTHER RELEASE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE RECORDS REQUESTED BY THE COUNTY AGENCY UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
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Action History

  1. Laid on the table

  2. Removed from table

  3. PN 1499 Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1499

  4. Laid on the table

  5. First consideration

  6. PN 1433 Reported as amended

  7. PN 0935 Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Petrarca

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (244)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 835?
HB 835 is sponsored by Joanna E. McClinton (Democratic), Petrarca, Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Millard, Robert Freeman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Toohil, Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), and Stephen Kinsey.
What is the current status of HB 835?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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