HB 2608 Pennsylvania House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

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

15821
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Oct 23, 2024
D Democratic89
89 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican91
69 Yea 21 Nay 1
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

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