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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 138: An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary termination; and, in juvenile matters, further providing for disposition of dependent child.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 138 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on September 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary termination; and, in juvenile matters, further providing for disposition of dependent child. Primary sponsor: Rick Krajewski (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick KrajewskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse188
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Scott ConklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Judiciary
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Rules
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Children & Youth

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source