Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1499: An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents; and, in family finding and kinship care, further providing for definitions, for family finding required and for Kinship Care Program.

In committee Last action October 27, 2026: Referred to Judiciary

Plain-language summary

SB 1499 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on October 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents; and, in family finding and kinship care, further providing for definitions, for family finding required and for Kinship Care Program. Primary sponsor: Judy Schwank (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 27, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Judy Schwank (Democratic). 9 co-sponsors.