SB 642

Pennsylvania Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 14, 2025.

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.

Bill ID PA-2025-2026-SB-642
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee AGING AND YOUTH
Senate in_committee 2025-04-14
Family / Children Labor / Employment
Summary

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....

Sponsor
KEARNEY
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-04-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-04-14 Status in_committee
2025-04-14 Latest Action Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, April 14, 2025
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