SB 642 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for establishment of Statewide database, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for amendment or expunction of information, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents, for information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents, for continued employment or participation in program, activity or service and for investigation of reports.

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   Introduced
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   In Committee
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   Passed Senate
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   Passed House
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   To Executive
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   Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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

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• In Committee

  Current position in the legislative process.

• 8 sponsors

  1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

• Bipartisan support

  Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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