In casualty insurance, providing for menopause treatment coverage.
In plain English Requires casualty insurance policies to cover menopause treatments.
Official synopsis: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for menopause treatment coverage.
Passed one chamberReferred to Banking & Insurance · 2026-10-26
Providing for the testing and labeling of baby food and for prohibited levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food; and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture.
In plain English Requires testing and labeling of baby food for toxic heavy metals and sets prohibited levels for those metals.
Official synopsis: An Act providing for the testing and labeling of baby food and for prohibited levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food; and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture.
Passed one chamberReferred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs · 2026-10-26
In domestic animals, further providing for definitions and providing for requirements for equines sold by dealer.
In plain English Requires horse dealers to meet additional requirements and updates related definitions in state agriculture law.
Official synopsis: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in domestic animals, further providing for definitions and providing for requirements for equines sold by dealer.
Became lawAct No. 88 of 2026 · 2026-10-22
Establishing the Universal Child Care Task Force; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and making an appropriation.
An Act establishing the Universal Child Care Task Force; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and making an appropriation.
Not out of committeeReferred to Children & Youth · 2026-10-21
In powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for perimenopause and menopause education.
In plain English Requires the Department of Health to provide perimenopause and menopause education.
Official synopsis: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for perimenopause and menopause education.
Passed one chamberReferred to Health & Human Services · 2026-10-13
In juvenile matters, establishing the RECLAIM Program and the RECLAIM Advisory Committee; requiring the establishment of county delinquent youth care and custody funds; and imposing duties on the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.
In plain English Establishes the RECLAIM Program and Advisory Committee for juvenile delinquency, requires counties to create youth care funds, and assigns duties to the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.
Official synopsis: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, establishing the RECLAIM Program and the RECLAIM Advisory Committee; requiring the establishment of county delinquent youth care and custody funds; and imposing duties on the Juvenile Court Judges'…
Not out of committeeLaid on the table · 2026-10-07
In casualty insurance, further providing for coverage for biomarker testing.
An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for coverage for biomarker testing.
Not out of committeeReferred to Insurance · 2026-10-02
In casualty insurance, providing for coverage for pelvic floor therapy.
An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for coverage for pelvic floor therapy.
Not out of committeeLaid on the table · 2026-09-29
In child protective services, further providing for services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse and for reports to department and coroner; and making an editorial change.
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse and for reports to department and coroner; and making an editorial change.
Not out of committeeLaid on the table · 2026-09-28
In child protective services, further providing for definitions, for exclusions from child abuse, for electronic reporting, for persons encouraged to report suspected child abuse, for reporting procedure, for mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths, for establishment of Statewide database, for disposition of complaints received, for access to information in Statewide database and for information in Statewide database, providing for child abuse registry, further providing for disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for expunction of information of perpetrator who was under 18 years of age when child abuse was committed, for confidentiality of reports, for release of information in confidential reports, for exchange of information, for amendment or expunction of information, for studies of data in records, for investigating performance of county agency, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents and for information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents, providing for child-care centers, group child-care homes and family child-care homes, further providing for volunteers having contact with children, for continued employment or participation in program, activity or service, for recertification, for reports to Governor and General Assembly, for penalties, for reports to department and coroner, for investigation of reports and for voluntary or court-ordered services and findings of child abuse; and making editorial changes.
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions, for exclusions from child abuse, for electronic reporting, for persons encouraged to report suspected child abuse, for reporting procedure, for mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation…
Not out of committeeReferred to Judiciary · 2026-09-14
Providing for bisphenol A-free container products for infants.
An Act providing for bisphenol A-free container products for infants.
Out of committeeLaid on the table · 2026-09-08
Further providing for drug overdose medication.
An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for drug overdose medication.
Not out of committeeReferred to Health · 2026-08-25
Providing for insurance coverage for epinephrine delivery systems; and imposing duties on the Insurance Department.
An Act providing for insurance coverage for epinephrine delivery systems; and imposing duties on the Insurance Department.
Not out of committeeReferred to Insurance · 2026-07-20
In health care, further providing for definitions, for legislative findings and intent, for compliance, for conflicting advance health care directives, for life insurance, for health care instruments optional, for pregnancy and for liability, providing for prohibited conduct and damages, for judicial relief, for implementation, savings provision and transitional provision and for uniformity of application and construction, repealing provisions relating to living wills, providing for health care decisions and advance health care directives, repealing provisions relating to short title of subchapter, providing for advance mental health care directive, further providing for execution, for requirements and options, for when health care power of attorney operative, for appointment of health care agents, for authority of health care agent, for countermand, for amendment, for revocation, for relation of health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents, for decisions by health care representative, for duties of attending physician and health care provider, for effect on other State law, for validity and for form, providing for effect of copy and certified physical copy, repealing provisions relating to example and providing for example; repealing provisions relating to mental health care; and making an editorial change.
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in health care, further providing for definitions, for legislative findings and intent, for compliance, for conflicting advance health care directives, for life insurance, for health care instruments optional, for pregnancy and…
Not out of committeeReferred to Health · 2026-07-14
In preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school facilities; in certification of teachers, further providing for special education certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department, for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education, for continuing professional education for school or system leaders and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, providing for school district enrollee wellness checks and further providing for procedure when child is truant and for procedure upon filing of citation; in student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training, providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2026-2027 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding and providing for school mapping services; in school health services, further providing for health services and for reports and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in terms and courses of study, providing for use of funds for implementing later school start times, further providing for flexible instructional days and for physical education, providing for recess periods, further providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs and providing for social media literacy education; in early learning programs, further providing for definitions and for duties of approved providers; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in charter schools, further providing for enrollment, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for enrollment and notification and for enrollee wellness checks; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for pilot program; in career and technical education, providing for temporary waiver; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for individuals eligible for admission; in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for Grow Pennsylvania Tuition Waiver Program; in institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for agency duties, providing for institution duties and further providing for report; in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for agency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2026-2027; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year and for extraordinary special education program expenses, providing for temporary assistance program and further providing for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; and, in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability.
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school…
Became lawAct No. 20 of 2026 · 2026-07-12
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