Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 19 D cosponsors

HB 2477 — An Act amending Titles 40 (Insurance) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for behavioral health benefits for justice-involved children; and, in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions and for costs and expenses of care of child, providing for mandatory intake conference and screening in cases alleging delinquency and further providing for informal adjustment and for powers and duties.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 29, 2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (19 D).

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Summary

Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Reform

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, April 29, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 234 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (234)

234 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2477 do?
Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Reform
Who sponsors HB 2477?
HB 2477 is sponsored by John C. Inglis III (Democratic), Heather Boyd (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Ana Tiburcio (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Lindsay Powell (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Sean Dougherty (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), and Mandy Steele (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 2477?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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