HB 733 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in marriage ceremony, further providing for persons qualified to solemnize marriages.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-25
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 25, 2025
Sponsors
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — sponsor · 2025-02-25
- Maureen E. Madden (D, PA-115) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Danielle Friel Otten (D, PA-155) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Christopher M. Rabb (D, PA-200) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
- Scott Conklin (D, PA-77) — cosponsor · 2025-02-25
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 25, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0757 · 1,446 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 757
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 733
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, MADDEN, OTTEN, GIRAL, RABB, SANCHEZ,
NEILSON, BERNSTINE AND CERRATO, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in marriage ceremony, further
3 providing for persons qualified to solemnize marriages.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1503(a) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8 § 1503. Persons qualified to solemnize marriages.
9 (a) General rule.--The following are authorized to solemnize
10 marriages between persons that produce a marriage license issued
11 under this part:
12 * * *
13 (7) An individual of a religious order, body or
14 institution authorized by the rules and customs of that
15 order, body or institution to perform a marriage ceremony.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christopher M. Rabb (D, state_lower PA-200) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Danielle Friel Otten (D, state_lower PA-155) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Maureen E. Madden (D, state_lower PA-115) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Melissa L. Shusterman (D, state_lower PA-157) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Scott Conklin (D, state_lower PA-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg