An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of General Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for automated external defibrillators in State buildings.
HB 193 requires Pennsylvania state buildings to install automated external defibrillators (AEDs) - devices that can restart heartbeats during cardiac arrest - in all regularly occupied facilities. It mandates at least one AED per building, plus one additional AED for every 70,000 square feet, with all devices clearly visible and accessible. The law applies to buildings owned by the Commonwealth and maintained by the Department of General Services, excluding unoccupied storage facilities, maintenance sheds, and temporary structures. The Department of General Services must implement and maintain these devices, with the law taking effect in 60 days.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action May 16, 2025
Floor votes · House May 5, 2025
How they voted
150–53
Passed
Total votes 203
May 5, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Brennan
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Deasy
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Shaffer
RRepublican
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Prokopiak
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
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