Senate Bill 807 Printer's Number 1988

PENNSYLVANIA, September 30 - PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1823

PRINTER'S NO. 1988

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

807

Session of

2026

INTRODUCED BY CULVER, MASTRIANO, FONTANA, KIM, TARTAGLIONE,

VOGEL, KANE, BAKER, STEFANO AND DUSH, JUNE 18, 2026

SENATOR LANGERHOLC, AGING AND YOUTH, AS AMENDED,

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

AN ACT

Amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), entitled

"An act relating to the protection of the abused, neglected,

exploited or abandoned elderly; establishing a uniform

Statewide reporting and investigative system for suspected

abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of the elderly;

providing protective services; providing for funding; and

making repeals," IN PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROVIDING

FOR DEFINITIONS; in administration, further providing for

INVESTIGATIONS OF REPORTS OF NEED FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES,

FOR immunity from civil and criminal liability AND FOR

CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS; in reporting suspected abuse by

employees, further providing for reports to department and

coroner, for restrictions on employees, for confidentiality

of and access to confidential reports and for penalties;

providing for Older Adult Abuse Registry; and imposing

penalties.

This act may be referred to as Alice's Law.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The General Assembly finds and declares that

there is a compelling State interest to protect older adults

from abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment. To further

this interest, it is necessary to establish an Older Adult Abuse

Registry to document incidents of abuse and prohibit individuals

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