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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 448: An Act amending Title 54 (Names) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial change of name, further providing for court approval required for change of name and for change by order of court, providing for change by administrative application and further providing for effect on children.

In committee 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

SB 448 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 54 (Names) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial change of name, further providing for court approval required for change of name and for change by order of court, providing for change by administrative application and further providing for effect on children. Primary sponsor: Amanda Cappelletti (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amanda CappellettiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
James MaloneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Katie MuthCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Nikil SavalCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Lindsey WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“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

Sources

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