An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for scope of subchapter, for legislative findings and declaration of purpose, for definitions, for assistance to volunteer fire companies, ambulance service and rescue squads, for Volunteer Companies Loan Fund, for powers and duties of office, for disposition and use of proceeds, for Volunteer Company Loan Sinking Fund and investments, for repayment obligations for principal and interest, for temporary financing authorization, for authorization of contracts, reimbursement procedure and amount and for reimbursement procedure and amount, providing for referendum to expand loan assistance and for annual report and distribution of information, further providing for definitions and for State Fire Commissioner, providing for curriculum and training and further providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, for Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and for Fire Safety Advisory Committee; in volunteer firefighters, further providing for definitions, for statement of purpose, for funds and for audits and providing for fire relief formula study; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for establishment, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for establishment, for publication and notice and for award of grants, providing for consolidation incentive, further providing for Fire Company Grant Program, for Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program, for additional funding, for allocation of appropriated funds, for expiration of authority and for special provisions and providing for annual reports; in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for definitions, for program authorization, for real property tax credit and for rejection and appeal; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Oct 2020
House Passage
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Jun 24, 2019
Signed Oct 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 20, 2020 · House Oct 22, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Oct 20, 2020
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Oct 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 4573 Re-reported as amended
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 4474 Reported as amended
upper
Oct 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Oct 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 22, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-2)
house
Oct 22, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Committee
PN 2231 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Farry
RRepublican
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
Dave Delloso
DDemocratic
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
George Dunbar
RRepublican
Co
Harry Readshaw
DDemocratic
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