SB 434 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to marriage, repealing provisions relating to marriage between persons of the same sex.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-17
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 17, 2025
Sponsors
- Carolyn T. Comitta (D, PA-19) — sponsor · 2025-03-17
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Sharif Street (D, PA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Timothy P. Kearney (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Nikil Saval (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Katie J. Muth (D, PA-44) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Lindsey MARIE Williams (D, PA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Maria Collett (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- James ANDREW Malone (D, PA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Art L Haywood (D, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Nick Miller (D, PA-14) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Lisa M. Boscola (D, PA-18) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Nick Pisciottano (D, PA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Steven J. Santarsiero (D, PA-10) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, PA-17) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Vincent J. Hughes (D, PA-7) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, March 17, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 402
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 434
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY COMITTA, SCHWANK, STREET, KEARNEY, COSTA, KANE,
TARTAGLIONE, SAVAL, MUTH AND L. WILLIAMS, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 17, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating
3 to marriage, repealing provisions relating to marriage
4 between persons of the same sex.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1704 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is repealed:
9 [§ 1704. Marriage between persons of the same sex.
10 It is hereby declared to be the strong and longstanding
11 public policy of this Commonwealth that marriage shall be
12 between one man and one woman. A marriage between persons of the
13 same sex which was entered into in another state or foreign
14 jurisdiction, even if valid where entered into, shall be void in
15 this Commonwealth.]
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Connected on the graph
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolyn T. Comitta (D, state_upper PA-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, state_upper PA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Art L Haywood (D, state_upper PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | James ANDREW Malone (D, state_upper PA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Katie J. Muth (D, state_upper PA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Lindsey MARIE Williams (D, state_upper PA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Lisa M. Boscola (D, state_upper PA-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Maria Collett (D, state_upper PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Nick Miller (D, state_upper PA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nick Pisciottano (D, state_upper PA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nikil Saval (D, state_upper PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Sharif Street (D, state_upper PA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Steven J. Santarsiero (D, state_upper PA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Timothy P. Kearney (D, state_upper PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Vincent J. Hughes (D, state_upper PA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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