An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced May 14, 2019
Signed Jul 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 14, 2020 · House Oct 29, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Jul 14, 2020
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Jul 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jul 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jul 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jul 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jul 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jul 14, 2020
Introduced
PN 4149 Amended on third consideration
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 24, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 3945 Reported as amended
upper
Oct 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Oct 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 29, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-0-1)
house
Oct 29, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 2569 Reported as amended
lower
May 14, 2019
Committee
PN 1826 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Schlossberg
DDemocratic
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Rabb
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
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