An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the exclusion of veterans' benefit payments from income for Commonwealth programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Last action Jan 24, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2021
How they voted
196–0
Passed
Total votes 196
Mar 24, 2021
D
Democratic88
100% Yea
R
Republican108
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Nov 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
PN 0934 Reported as amended
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
PN 0454 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Boback
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Delloso
DDemocratic
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Jenn O'Mara
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hamm
RRepublican
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
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