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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1577: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in children and youth, providing for ensuring safe and humane institutional practices.

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 1577 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on June 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in children and youth, providing for ensuring safe and humane institutional practices. Primary sponsor: Melissa Shusterman (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 31, 2025): Referred to Aging & Youth.

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 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa ShustermanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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 Aging & Youth
  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 committed
  10. Referred to Children & Youth

Sources

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