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Committee advances bill to protect parents when children engage in reasonable independent activities
Summary
The House Children and Youth Committee voted to report House Bill 1873 as amended, a measure sponsored by Chair McNeil that would clarify Pennsylvania law so parents are not charged with neglect or child endangerment when children engage in reasonable independent activities; amendment A02144 passed 26-0 and the committee reported the bill 25-1.
Chair McNeil, sponsor of House Bill 1873, told the House Children and Youth Committee the bill would "allow children to engage in independent activities within reason without parents being charged with neglect or child endangerment." The committee voted to report the bill as amended 25 to 1.
The bill, introduced as Printer's No. 2321 and summarized by committee staff Danielle, would amend Titles 18 (Crime and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of…
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