2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 2018

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the disclosure of certain criminal history record information and certain information related to abuse to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board and to any domestic violence fatality review team; and establishing the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Program.

Out of committee Last action January 28, 2026: Laid on the table

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 21

Prime sponsor

Liz Hanbidge

Cosponsors (20)

Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Dan Frankel, Dan Williams, Heather Boyd, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, John Inglis Iii, Joseph Hohenstein, Kristine Howard, La'Tasha Mayes, Lisa Borowski, Melissa Cerrato, Melissa Shusterman, Robert Freeman, Scott Conklin, Tarah Probst, Tarik Khan, Tim Briggs, Tina Davis

Status

Out of committee as of January 28, 2026. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 1

January 28, 2026House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As CommittedPassed14–12

yes (14) Aerion Abney, Andre Carroll, Benjamin Sanchez, Chris Pielli, Christopher Rabb, Emily Kinkead, Joseph Hohenstein, Kristine Howard, Kyle Donahue, La'Tasha Mayes, Liz Hanbidge, Malcolm Kenyatta, Melissa Shusterman, Tim Briggs

no (12) Andrew Kuzma, Brenda Pugh, Jim Rigby, Joe Hamm, Joe Kerwin, Joshua Kail, Kate Klunk, Rob Kauffman, Robert Leadbeter, Stephanie Borowicz, Stephenie Scialabba, Timothy Bonner

Official roll call

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
January 28, 2026	House	Laid on the table
January 28, 2026	House	First consideration
January 28, 2026	House	Reported as committed
November 12, 2025	House	Referred to Judiciary

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.