Senate Bill 24
2013-2014 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions; providing for electronic reporting and for regulations; further providing for mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths, for establishment of pending complaint file, Statewide central register and file of unfounded reports, for establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number, for continuous availability of department and for disposition of complaints received; providing for responsibility for investigation; and further providing for information in pending complaint and unfounded report files, for information in Statewide central register, for disposition of unfounded reports, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for confidentiality of reports, for release of information in confidential reports, for studies of data in records, for information relating to prospective child-care personnel, for information relating to family day-care home residents, for cooperation of other agencies, for reports to Governor and General Assembly, for penalties and for county agency requirements for general protective services.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Senator Randy Vulakovich
R Senate District 40
Co-Sponsors

Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1

Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25

Sen. Dominic Pileggi
R Senate District 9

Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20

Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18

Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16

Sen. Edwin Erickson
R Senate District 26

Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42

Sen. Richard Kasunic
D Senate District 32

Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24

Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44

Sen. Timothy Solobay
D Senate District 46

Sen. Michael Stack
D Senate District 5

Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2

Sen. Rob Teplitz
D Senate District 15

Sen. Robert Tomlinson
R Senate District 6

Sen. Kim Ward
R Senate District 39

Sen. LeAnna Washington
D Senate District 4

Sen. Michael Waugh
R Senate District 28

Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8

Sen. John Yudichak
D Senate District 14

Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7

Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43

Sen. Mike Brubaker
R Senate District 36

Sen. Jim Ferlo
D Senate District 38

Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 29 of 2014, April 7, 2014
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0683 | Referred to Communications & Technology, March 15, 2013 |
1444 | Reported as amended, Oct. 2, 2013 |
First consideration, Oct. 2, 2013 | |
Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 2, 2013 | |
1473 | Re-reported as amended, Oct. 15, 2013 |
Second consideration, Oct. 15, 2013 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 16, 2013 (49-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1037), Oct. 16, 2013 | |
In the House | |
Referred to Children & Youth, Oct. 17, 2013 | |
1643 | Reported as amended, Dec. 10, 2013 |
First consideration, Dec. 10, 2013 | |
Laid on the table, Dec. 10, 2013 | |
Removed from table, Dec. 17, 2013 | |
1795 | Second consideration, with amendments, March 10, 2014 |
Re-referred to Appropriations, March 10, 2014 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 181), March 10, 2014 | |
Re-reported as committed, March 11, 2014 | |
Third consideration and final passage, March 17, 2014 (194-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, March 17, 2014 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, March 31, 2014 | |
Senate concurred in House amendments, April 1, 2014 (48-0) | |
Signed in Senate, April 1, 2014 | |
Signed in House, April 2, 2014 | |
Presented to the Governor, April 2, 2014 | |
Approved by the Governor, April 7, 2014 | |
Act No. 29 of 2014, April 7, 2014 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 1643
Votes
Monday, March 31, 2014
Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, March 17, 2014 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, March 10, 2014 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - House CHILDREN & YOUTH Committee Vote
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - House CHILDREN & YOUTH Committee Vote
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - Senate COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Sen. LeAnna Washington
D Senate District 4

Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20

Sen. Randy Vulakovich
R Senate District 40
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23 (Domestic Relations)
Senate Bill 24
2013-2014 Regular Session
Sponsors
VULAKOVICH, FARNESE, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, BAKER, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, ERICKSON, FONTANA, KASUNIC, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, SOLOBAY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ, TOMLINSON, WARD, WASHINGTON, WAUGH, WILLIAMS, YUDICHAK, HUGHES, COSTA, BRUBAKER, FERLO, SCHWANK
Short Title
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions; providing for electronic reporting and for regulations; further providing for mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths, for establishment of pending complaint file, Statewide central register and file of unfounded reports, for establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number, for continuous availability of department and for disposition of complaints received; providing for responsibility for investigation; and further providing for information in pending complaint and unfounded report files, for information in * * *
Memo Subject
Establishment of Statewide Database of Protective Services
Actions
0683 | Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, March 15, 2013 |
1444 | Reported as amended, Oct. 2, 2013 |
First consideration, Oct. 2, 2013 | |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 2, 2013 | |
1473 | Re-reported as amended, Oct. 15, 2013 |
Second consideration, Oct. 15, 2013 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 16, 2013 (49-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1037), Oct. 16, 2013 | |
In the House | |
Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH, Oct. 17, 2013 | |
1643 | Reported as amended, Dec. 10, 2013 |
First consideration, Dec. 10, 2013 | |
Laid on the table, Dec. 10, 2013 | |
Removed from table, Dec. 17, 2013 | |
1795 | Second consideration, with amendments, March 10, 2014 |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 10, 2014 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 181), March 10, 2014 | |
Re-reported as committed, March 11, 2014 | |
Third consideration and final passage, March 17, 2014 (194-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, March 17, 2014 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, March 31, 2014 | |
Senate concurred in House amendments, April 1, 2014 (48-0) | |
Signed in Senate, April 1, 2014 | |
Signed in House, April 2, 2014 | |
Presented to the Governor, April 2, 2014 | |
Approved by the Governor, April 7, 2014 | |
Act No. 29 of 2014, April 7, 2014 |
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