PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 322
PRINTER'S NO. 2743
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
285
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KRAJEWSKI, KINSEY, CONKLIN, MADDEN, RABB, HILL-
EVANS, SANCHEZ, HOWARD, FIEDLER, FLEMING AND FRANKEL,
MARCH 14, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 19, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations), AND 42 (Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure) and 44 (Law and Justice) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to
petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for
involuntary termination; AND, in juvenile matters, further
providing for disposition of dependent child; and providing
for provisions relating to certain arrest protocols.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2511(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2511. Grounds for involuntary termination.
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(b) Other considerations.--
(1) The court in terminating the rights of a parent
shall give primary consideration to the developmental,
physical and emotional needs and welfare of the child.
(2) The rights of a parent shall not be terminated
solely on the basis of:
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