An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for State Fire Commissioner and for curriculum and training and providing for capital grants for municipal fire departments, for capital grants for emergency service training centers, for money for online training for firefighters and for money for reimbursement to Pennsylvania bomb squads; in volunteer firefighters, further providing for fire relief formula study; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants for volunteer fire companies and for award of grants for emergency medical services companies; in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for rejection and appeal; in emergency management services, providing for tuition and loan assistance for active volunteers and establishing the Active Volunteer Tuition and Loan Assistance Program and the Active Volunteer Tuition and Loan Assistance Program Fund; in emergency medical services system, providing for scholarships for recruitment, training and retention; and establishing the EMS training fund.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Sep 2022
House Passage
Sep 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 14, 2021
Last action Oct 18, 2022
Floor votes · House Sep 21, 2022
How they voted
192–0
Passed
Total votes 192
Sep 21, 2022
D
Democratic84
100% Yea
R
Republican108
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Oct 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
PN 3562 Reported as amended
upper
Sep 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Sep 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Sep 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 20, 2022
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
PN 3467 Reported as amended
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
PN 1234 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Knowles
RRepublican
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
George Dunbar
RRepublican
Co
Jeff C. Wheeland
RRepublican
Co
Jim Struzzi
RRepublican
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hamm
RRepublican
Co
Lynda Culver
RRepublican
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