PRINTER'S NO. 673
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
730
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ROZZI, BULLOCK, HANBIDGE, McNEILL, SANCHEZ,
MADDEN, DELLOSO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN,
PARKER, KINSEY, RABB, CIRESI, CONKLIN, KINKEAD, N. NELSON,
FLEMING AND KHAN, MARCH 28, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 28, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to
children and minors, providing for contracting and consent by
certain minors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5106. Contracting and consent by certain minors.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a minor may contract for housing, employment, purchase of
an automobile, receipt of a student loan, admission to high
school or postsecondary school, obtaining medical care, opening
a bank account, admission to a shelter for victims of domestic
violence or a homeless shelter and receipt of services as a
victim of domestic violence or sexual abuse, including, but not
limited to, counseling, court advocacy, financial assistance and
other advocacy services, if:
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