HB414

Enacting the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

Complete·10/27/25
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Pennsylvania HB414 enacts the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, addressing custody and visitation during military deployment.

HB414 amends Pennsylvania law to enact the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, providing guidelines for child custody and visitation during military deployment. It allows parents to enter into agreements regarding temporary custodial responsibility during deployment, which must be filed with the court. Courts may issue temporary orders for custodial responsibility during deployment and must consider the absence of a deploying parent due to military duties when determining the best interest of the child.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

48 Yea

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0 Nay

2 Not Voting

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Calendar

Oct 6, 2025

12:00 AM

Appropriations (s) Hearing

Sep 9, 2025

11:30 AM

Judiciary (s) Hearing

History

Oct 27, 2025

House

Approved by the Governor

Oct 27, 2025

House

Act No. 40 of 2025

Oct 21, 2025

House

Presented to the Governor