# Pennsylvania SB 302: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, further providing for commencement of proceedings.

Pennsylvania SB 302, An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, further providing for commencement of proceedings., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lisa Baker (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Act No. 23 of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania SB 302
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, further providing for commencement of proceedings.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-06-30, Act No. 23 of 2025
- Sponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (126 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Courts must ensure prompt protection-order service: benefit, low. Beginning 60 days after enactment, courts must set up a prompt, effective way to serve protection-order papers. Courts must direct the sheriff or an appropriate law enforcement agency to serve the petition and order.
- Defendants pay $100 for protection orders: cost, low. Beginning 60 days after enactment, defendants owe a $100 surcharge for protection orders granted under section 6107(a). Orders granted by agreement of the parties are exempt. The money is split into four $25 shares. The Pennsylvania State Police receives $25 for the statewide protection-order regis…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cris Dush (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay Costa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John I. Kane (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy Ward (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-17 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Senate Bill 302 PN0762, Final Passage | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | committee | 22 0 | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-12 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-12 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-06-30: Act No. 23 of 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Approved by the Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Presented to the Governor (House)
- 2025-06-30: Signed in House (House)
- 2025-06-26: Signed in Senate (House)
- 2025-06-26: Third consideration and final passage (202-0) (House)
- 2025-06-26: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2025-06-25: Re-referred to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-06-25: Second consideration (House)
- 2025-06-24: Removed from table (House)
- 2025-06-17: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-06-17: First consideration (House)
- 2025-06-17: Reported as committed (House)
- 2025-06-03: Referred to Judiciary (House)
- 2025-06-02: Third consideration and final passage (50-0) (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Re-reported as committed (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Second consideration (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: First consideration (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Reported as amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- PN 762, 2025-05-12: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0302/PN0762), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0302/PN0762), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0302/PN0762)
- PN 236, 2025-02-25: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0302/PN0236), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0302/PN0236), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0302/PN0236)

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## Sources
- [PN 762 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0302/PN0762)
- [PN 762 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0302/PN0762)
- [PN 762 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0302/PN0762)
- [PN 236 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0302/PN0236)
- [PN 236 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0302/PN0236)
- [PN 236 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0302/PN0236)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-SB302-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).