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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in petition for adoption, further providing for consents necessary to adoption; in support matters generally, further providing for costs and fees and for State disbursement unit; and, in child protective services, further proving for employees having contact with children, adoptive and foster parents and for volunteers having contact with children."
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description: "An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in petition for adoption, further providing for consents necessary to adoption; in support matters generally, further providing for costs and fees and for State disbursement unit; and, in child protective services, further proving for employees having contact with children, adoptive and foster parents and for volunteers having contact with children."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "HB 235"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 235 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Toohil"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e98b8f6-9b3b-4288-a305-3a6af7ae1fbd"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=235"
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source_hash: "d17b1c1f25c72cf03deab9b8981c3be2f5af6e861b94d3f4552f61ee97ce8c45"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania HB 235 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in petition for adoption, further providing for consents necessary to adoption; in support matters generally, further providing for costs and fees and for State disbursement unit; and, in child protective services, further proving for employees having contact with children, adoptive and foster parents and for volunteers having contact with children.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **House Amendment A00135** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0235&pn=0205&aYear=2019&an=00135)
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2. **House Amendment A00145** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0235&pn=0205&aYear=2019&an=00145)
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3. **Printer's No. 0205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0235&pn=0205)
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4. **Printer's No. 0877** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0235&pn=0877)
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5. **Printer's No. 2265** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0235&pn=2265)
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6. **Senate Amendment A02587** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0235&pn=0877&aYear=2019&an=02587)
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## Votes
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- Committee vote (JUDICIARY): Reported as Committed — **12–2** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–8** (pass) · upper
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- HB 235 PN 2265, CONCUR — **183–13** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **134–56** (pass) · lower
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- HB 235 PN 205, 2019 A145, TOOHIL — **157–38** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **32–18** (pass) · upper
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- HB 235 PN 205, 2019 A135, B. MILLER — **158–37** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Toohil — primary (person)
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- Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
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- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
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- Dush — cosponsor (person)
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- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
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- Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
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- Millard — cosponsor (person)
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- Murt — cosponsor (person)
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- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Quinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
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- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
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- Tobash — cosponsor (person)
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- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0205 Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0877 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2265 Amended on third consideration
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e98b8f6-9b3b-4288-a305-3a6af7ae1fbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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