Became P.L.2025, c.281, on January 18, 2026.
2024–2025 Session
Senate Bill 3751
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include persons between 18 and 21 years of age in certain settings.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Dec 9
Chief co-sponsor from Sep 30
4 co-sponsors
Angela V. McKnight, Renee C. Burgess, M. Teresa Ruiz, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 12, 2026
Alex Sauickie, Rosaura Bagolie
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 12, 2026
2 co-sponsors
Its course
October 7, 2024 to January 18, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action11 actions on 7 days
In the SenateOct 7 to Dec 18437 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensOct 7 to Feb 3119 days
Budget and AppropriationsFeb 3 to Nov 13283 days
In the General AssemblyDec 18 to Jan 1225 days
Children, Families and Food SecurityDec 18 to Jan 8 · moved on21 days
AppropriationsJan 8 to Jan 80 days
With the GovernorJan 12 to Jan 186 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens8–0
Do pass · Feb 3, 2025
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Holly T. Schepisi, John F. McKeon, Joseph F. Vitale, Owen Henry, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer
Do pass · Nov 13, 2025
Senate, third reading38–0
Passed · Dec 18, 2025
General Assembly, third reading71–0
Passed · Jan 12, 2026
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Oct 7 – Dec 18, 2025
- Oct 7Introduced in the Senate and sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Feb 3, 2025Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Nov 13, 2025Budget and Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 18, 2025Passed the Senate, 38 to 0
In the General Assembly Dec 18, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026
- Dec 18, 2025Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Children, Families and Food Security
- Jan 8, 2026Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jan 12, 2026Passed the General Assembly, 71 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 18, 2026
- Jan 18, 2026Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.281
All 11 actions, as published
- Oct 7INT 1RS REF SHHSenate
- Feb 3, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Feb 3, 2025REF SBASenate
- Nov 13, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Dec 18, 2025PSSenate
- Dec 18, 2025R/A REF ACFGeneral Assembly
- Jan 8, 2026TRANS AAPGeneral Assembly
- Jan 8, 2026REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Jan 12, 2026SUB FORGeneral Assembly
- Jan 12, 2026PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Jan 18, 2026APPGovernor