# Pennsylvania HB 2477: An Act amending Titles 40 (Insurance) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for behavioral health benefits for justice-involved children; and, . . .in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions and for costs and expenses of care of child, providing for mandatory intake conference and screening in cases alleging delinquency and further providing for informal adjustment and for powers and duties. Pennsylvania HB 2477, An Act amending Titles 40 (Insurance) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for behavioral health benefits for justice-involved children; and, . . .in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions and for costs and expenses of care of child, providing for mandatory intake conference and screening in cases alleging delinquency and further providing for informal adjustment and for powers and duties., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Liz Hanbidge (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-29 (Referred to Judiciary) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2477-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 2477 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending Titles 40 (Insurance) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for behavioral health benefits for justice-involved children; and, . . .in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions and for costs and expenses of care of child, providing for mandatory intake conference and screening in cases alleging delinquency and further providing for informal adjustment and for powers and duties. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-29 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Referred to Judiciary - Sponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 21 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ana Tiburcio (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Boyd (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John C. Inglis III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Powell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Krajewski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russ Diamond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Dougherty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House ## Actions (1) - 2026-04-29: Referred to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - PN 3327, 2026-04-29: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2477/PN3327), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2477/PN3327), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2477/PN3327) ## Related bills - SB 1334: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory t… (signed) - SB 1260: An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential electricians, apprentice electricians and probationary electricians; establ… (signed) - SB 908: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specificati… (signed) - SB 806: An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties. 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