Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR525: A Resolution designating the week of September 14 through 20, 2026, as "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, June 30, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating the week of September 14 through 20, 2026, as "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, May 14, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating the week of September 14 through 20, 2026, as "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, "Diaper Need Awareness Week" brings attention to the insufficient supply of disposable diapers for children and incontinent adults of this Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, The National Diaper Bank Network, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every baby in the United States can be clean, healthy and dry, reports that one in two families suffers from diaper need; and WHEREAS, Access to a reliable supply of clean diapers is a necessity for the health and well-being of infants and toddlers, incontinent adults, their families, child-care providers and health care providers; and WHEREAS, Children and incontinent adults who are living in households with little or no access to diapers could develop significant potential health risks such as severe diaper rash and bacterial and yeast infections; and WHEREAS, Most public resources, such as food stamps, the Women, Infants and Children program and Medicare, do not cover the cost of these necessary items; and WHEREAS, Estimates show that disposable diapers cost as much as $100 per child per month and incontinence products can cost as much as $1,000 per year; and WHEREAS, Approximately 46% of families suffering from diaper needs have reported cutting down on other expenditures, including food and utilities, to afford diapers; …
Sponsors
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95) · primary sponsor
- T. Davis (D, 141)
- Kyle Mullins (D, 112)
- Eddie Pashinski (D, 121)
- Hanbidge, Liz (D, 61)
- Danilo Burgos (D, 197)
- Manuel Guzman (D, 127)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
- La'Tasha Mayes (D, 24)
- Kristine Howard (D, 167)
- Patrick Gallagher (D, 173)
Latest actions
- : Adopted, June 30, 2026 (193-9)
- : Reported as committed, June 24, 2026
- : Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH, May 14, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: HR0525, RC 1286 (June 30, 2026): 193 yea, 9 nay, passed
- House Children & Youth: Report Bill As Committed (June 24, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Common questions
- What is HR525?
- HR525 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the week of September 14 through 20, 2026, as "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR525 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating the week of September 14 through 20, 2026, as "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR525?
- Passed both chambers as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Adopted, June 30, 2026 (193-9) (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR525?
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR525?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr525
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