An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, further providing for waterways patrolmen and employees.
This bill updates the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's authority to hire and set pay for waterways patrolmen and other staff. It requires the executive director to appoint these employees based on state classification plans and mandates that full-time conservation officers be paid at the same rate as Pennsylvania State Police members. The changes apply to compensation earned after the law takes effect 60 days from passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Nov 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 30, 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 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Game & Fisheries
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Bud Cook
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Pashinski
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn O'Mara
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
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