An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing and providing for the powers and duties of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security; in 911 emergency communication services, further providing for termination of chapter; in general provisions, further providing for definitions and for purposes of part; in Commonwealth services, further providing for general authority of Governor, for temporary housing, for debris and wreckage removal, for community disaster loans, for individual and family assistance and for grants for hazard mitigation, establishing the Disaster Emergency Fund, further providing for laws suspended during emergency assignments, providing for penalty for false application and further providing for organization, for powers and duties of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, for utilization of existing services and facilities and for radiological emergency response preparedness, planning and recovery program; in volunteer firefighters, further providing for funds; in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions, for local coordinator of emergency management, for powers and duties of political subdivisions, for coordination, assistance and mutual aid, for appropriations by political subdivisions, for law applicable to local organizations, for agreements among political subdivisions, for payments involving one political subdivision and for payments involving two or more political subdivisions and providing for regional all-hazards preparedness and emergency management; in Emergency Management Assistance Compact, further providing for budgetary considerations and providing for protections; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for duties concerning disaster prevention, for acceptance of services, gifts, grants and loans, for interstate arrangements and for immunity from civil liability, providing for other benefits unaffected, further providing for special powers of local agencies, for compensation for accidental injury and for penalties and providing for authority of Federal law enforcement officers, for confidentiality and for adverse interests.
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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
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Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2020
Last action Mar 11, 2020
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Mar 11, 2020
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PN 1587 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick M. Browne
RRepublican
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Gene Yaw
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
John R. Gordner
RRepublican
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Regan
RRepublican
Co
Scott Martin
RRepublican
Co
Tim Kearney
DDemocratic
Co
Tina Tartaglione
DDemocratic
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