Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 6 R cosponsors

HB 2503 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents.

Last action — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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What changed in the latest version

6 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill HB 2503 include changing the effective date from January 1, 2021, to immediately upon enactment. This shift is significant because it allows the provisions of the bill regarding child protective services to take effect right away, ensuring that necessary changes can be implemented without delay to better protect children.

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3732 PRINTER'S NO.
3732 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
3861 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
MILLER, RYAN, RADER, ZIMMERMAN, DRISCOLL, MACKENZIE, STURLA, MENTZER, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, MURT AND GREINER, MAY 12, 2020 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 27, 2020 AN ACT Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents.
MILLER, RYAN, RADER, ZIMMERMAN, DRISCOLL, MACKENZIE, STURLA, MENTZER, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, MURT AND GREINER, MAY 12, 2020 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MAY 12, 2020 AN ACT AmeConsolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents.
(3.1) [A child day-care center, group day-care home or 20200HB2503PN3861 - 2 - family child-care home] The employer, administrator, supervisor or other person responsible for employment decisions received the result of the report of the criminal history record information under subsection (b)(1) or (3).
(3.1) [A child day-care center, group day-care home or 20200HB2503PN3732 - 2 - family child-care home] The employer, administrator, supervisor or other person responsible for employment decisions received the result of the report of the criminal history record information under subsection (b)(1) or (3).
This act shall take effect immediately JANUARY 1, <-- 2021.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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20200HB2503PN3732 - 3 -
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  2. Second consideration

  3. First consideration

  4. Reported as committed

  5. Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  6. Third consideration and final passage

  7. Re-reported as committed

  8. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  9. PN 3925 Second consideration, with amendments

  10. Removed from table

  11. Laid on the table

  12. First consideration

  13. PN 3861 Reported as amended

  14. PN 3732 Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

240 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Committed

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 4000
Democratic 0400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
BROWNE — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Nay
Katie J. Muth Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 201 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 91000
Republican 56001
Democratic 54000
Total 201001
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
COX — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
KELLER — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MACKENZIE — Yea
MASSER — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
REESE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRIS — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Yea
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Gregory — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Mike Zabel — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Sara Innamorato — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
G. Roni Green Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Rowe Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Eric Davanzo Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Marci Mustello Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Timothy R. Bonner Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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HB 2503 PN 3861, 2019 A6102, B. MILLER

Passed 202 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56001
Unaffiliated 92000
Democratic 54000
Total 202001
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (203)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
HAHN — Yea
COX — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
KELLER — Yea
MACKENZIE — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
REESE — Yea
MASSER — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRIS — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
SIMS — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Yea
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Gregory — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Mike Zabel — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Sara Innamorato — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
G. Roni Green Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Rowe Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Eric Davanzo Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Marci Mustello Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Timothy R. Bonner Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2503?
HB 2503 is sponsored by Ryan, Jack Rader (Republican), David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Driscoll, Sturla, Steven C. Mentzer (Republican), Thomas, Williams, Murt, Keith J. Greiner (Republican), Kortz, Brett R. Miller (Republican), and Milou Mackenzie (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2503?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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