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 and further providing for Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program; 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 special provisions; and making an editorial changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 18, 2019
Last action Jan 30, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Jan 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
PN 1469 Amended on third consideration
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 23, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 1288 Reported as amended
upper
Oct 18, 2019
Committee
PN 1261 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Regan
RRepublican
Co
Andrew E. Dinniman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Joe Pittman
RRepublican
Co
John P. Blake
DDemocratic
Co
John R. Gordner
RRepublican
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
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