An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services; in general provisions, further providing for EMS costs; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Oct 2020
House Passage
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Sep 19, 2019
Signed Oct 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 19, 2020 · House Oct 28, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Oct 19, 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
23
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Oct 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Oct 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Sep 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Apr 21, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Apr 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 3590 Reported as amended
upper
Oct 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Oct 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 19, 2019
Committee
PN 2523 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marty Causer
RRepublican
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Owlett
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
Frank Farry
RRepublican
Co
Jeffrey P. Pyle
RRepublican
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Rapp
RRepublican
Co
Pam Snyder
DDemocratic
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