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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 97: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to divorce, further providing for legislative findings and intent, for definitions and for effect of agreement between parties; and, in property rights, further providing for equitable division of marital property.

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 97 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to divorce, further providing for legislative findings and intent, for definitions and for effect of agreement between parties; and, in property rights, further providing for equitable division of marital property. Primary sponsor: Anita Kulik (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 3, 2025): 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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anita KulikPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132

“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
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Rules
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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