Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

SB 968 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for gestational carrier agreements; in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents; and imposing penalties.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, Aug. 15, 2025

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced August 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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 22% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Gestational (Surrogacy) Carrier / Interstate Child Protection Bill

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, Aug. 15, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 249 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (249)

249 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 968 do?
Gestational (Surrogacy) Carrier / Interstate Child Protection Bill
Who sponsors SB 968?
SB 968 is sponsored by Doug Mastriano (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), David G. Argall (Republican), and Elder A. Vogel (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 968?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced August 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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