HB 2014 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for minors serving in volunteer emergency service organizations.

HB 2014 amends the 2012 Child Labor Act to clarify rules for minors participating in volunteer emergency service organizations (like junior fire departments or youth emergency response teams). It directly affects minors aged 14-17 who volunteer in these roles by establishing specific safety and supervision requirements. The bill modifies existing provisions to ensure minors' work hours, tasks, and training align with child labor protections during emergency service activities. (Note: Specific new requirements are not detailed in the provided context.) The bill was recently referred to the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committee.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 6, 2025 Last action Jul 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN2568 Printer's No. PN3557 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update adds a new provision allowing minors aged 14 and older to ride in official fire or emergency vehicles to the scene of an incident, provided they are engaged in authorized activities and transportation follows federal employment regulations. The change expands the bill's scope from solely permitting on-site training or firefighting activities to explicitly including transit to the emergency scene. This matters because it clarifies and potentially broadens the legal protections and permissions for young volunteers traveling to emergencies, ensuring they are covered under federal employment transport rules while participating in volunteer services.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was expanded to include transportation to the scene of an emergency, whereas the previous version only covered activities performed at the scene.
ELIGIBILITY

Added eligibility for minors aged 14 and older to ride in official emergency vehicles to the scene of a fire or other emergency response.

REQUIREMENT

Established that transportation of these minors must comply with federal regulations regarding the transportation of minors engaged in employment.

Updated the amendment language to clarify that a new paragraph is being added to the existing section rather than replacing the entire subsection.

Floor votes · House Jun 29, 2026

How they voted

2010
Passed
Total votes 201
Jun 29, 2026
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican99
99 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Jul 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Labor & Industry
upper
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Labor & Industry
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Labor & Industry
lower
Nov 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

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