An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission officers and employees.
This bill updates how Pennsylvania Game Commission officers are classified and paid. It establishes that full-time officers responsible for enforcing game laws will be compensated in the same way as members of the Pennsylvania State Police. All other personnel, except the director, will continue to be hired and paid according to the state's standard classification and compensation plans. The changes apply to earnings starting from the bill's effective date, which is set to occur 60 days after it is passed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Nov 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 24, 2024
Last action Nov 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Oct 23, 2024
How they voted
158–21
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Oct 23, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Nov 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Game & Fisheries
upper
Oct 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 22, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Oct 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Game & Fisheries
lower
0 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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