An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Nonprofit Security Grant Fund, further providing for Nonprofit Security Grant Fund and for expiration; 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 medical 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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Oct 2022
House Passage
Oct 2022
Senate Passage
Oct 2022
Signed into Law
Nov 2022
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed Nov 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Oct 26, 2022 · House Oct 27, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Oct 26, 2022
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Nov 3, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Oct 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Oct 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 26, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 25, 2022
Introduced
PN 3603 Amended on third consideration
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Oct 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 26, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Oct 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
PN 0371 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clint Owlett
RRepublican
Co
Anthony M. DeLuca
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Roae
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
David Rowe
RRepublican
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
George Dunbar
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Knowles
RRepublican
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