House Bill 1984
2019-2020 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for petition for involuntary termination and providing for special provisions when child conceived as a result of rape or incest.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Kerry Benninghoff
R House District 171
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Aaron Bernstine
R House District 10
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Rep. Bob Brooks
R House District 54
Rep. Rosemary Brown
R House District 189
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. Russ Diamond
R House District 102
Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84
Rep. Jonathan Fritz
R House District 111
Rep. Matt Gabler
R House District 75
Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Rep. Barbara Gleim
R House District 199
Rep. Johnathan Hershey
R House District 82
Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Rep. Dawn Keefer
R House District 92
Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201
Rep. John Lawrence
R House District 13
Rep. Brandon Markosek
D House District 25
Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133
Rep. Natalie Mihalek
R House District 40
Rep. David Millard
R House District 109
Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87
Rep. Francis Ryan
R House District 101
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 22
Rep. Marcy Toepel
R House District 147
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
Rep. Rosita Youngblood
D House District 198
Rep. Keith Gillespie
R House District 47
Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129
Rep. Sheryl Delozier
R House District 88
Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145
Rep. Torren Ecker
R House District 193
Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5
Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3
Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver
R House District 108
Rep. Cris Dush
R House District 66
Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Rep. Wendi Thomas
R House District 178
Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14
Rep. Jerry Knowles
R House District 124
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 95 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020
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| 2789 | Referred to Judiciary, Oct. 25, 2019 |
| Reported as committed, Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| First consideration, Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| Laid on the table, Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| Removed from table, Feb. 3, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2020 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, Feb. 4, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, April 7, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, April 20, 2020 (202-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 405-406), April 20, 2020 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Judiciary, May 7, 2020 | |
| Reported as committed, June 24, 2020 | |
| First consideration, June 24, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, July 13, 2020 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, July 13, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 5, 2020 (50-0) | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020 | |
| Act No. 95 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Monday, April 20, 2020 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 5, 253, 793, 835 and 1170; and House Bills No. 1033, 1439, 1584, 1696, 1984, 2025, and 2787)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 5, 253, 793, 835 and 1170; and House Bills No. 1033, 1439, 1584, 1696, 1984, 2025, and 2787)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 14, 1158 and 1204; and House Bills No. 256, 1855 and 1984)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 14, 1158 and 1204; and House Bills No. 256, 1855 and 1984)
Voting meeting on HB 437, HB 1984, HR 657 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 437, HB 1984, HR 657 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87
Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
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View all legislation amending Title
23 (Domestic Relations)
House Bill 1984
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
BENNINGHOFF, BERNSTINE, BOBACK, BROOKS, BROWN, DeLUCA, DIAMOND, EVERETT, FRITZ, GABLER, GILLEN, GLEIM, HERSHEY, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, KINSEY, LAWRENCE, MARKOSEK, McNEILL, MIHALEK, MILLARD, MOUL, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, TOEPEL, TOOHIL, YOUNGBLOOD, GILLESPIE, COX, DELOZIER, STAATS, ECKER, JOZWIAK, BIZZARRO, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DUSH, BRIGGS, THOMAS, MARSHALL, KNOWLES
Short Title
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for petition for involuntary termination and providing for special provisions when child conceived as a result of rape or incest.
Memo Subject
Protecting Victims of Rape and their Children
Actions
| 2789 | Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 25, 2019 |
| Reported as committed, Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| First consideration, Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| Laid on the table, Jan. 21, 2020 | |
| Removed from table, Feb. 3, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2020 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, April 7, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, April 20, 2020 (202-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 405-406), April 20, 2020 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, May 7, 2020 | |
| Reported as committed, June 24, 2020 | |
| First consideration, June 24, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, July 13, 2020 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, July 13, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 5, 2020 (50-0) | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020 | |
| Act No. 95 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020 |
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