HB 911 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for law enforcement officer benefits for surviving family members.

HB 911 provides health benefits for surviving family members of Pennsylvania law enforcement officers who die or become disabled in the line of duty. It guarantees surviving spouses lifetime full health coverage and dependent children full coverage until age 26 (if not covered by another employer plan). Municipalities must assist with claims processing, and benefits end at age 65. The bill applies to all full-time law enforcement officers and their families, including those widowed before the law's effective date. It codifies existing benefit standards under Pennsylvania law without creating new programs.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2026

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Printer's No. PN0961 → Printer's No. PN3627 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand the number of sponsors and update the bill's status to reflect it has been reported from committee. The most significant substantive changes involve expanding the definition of eligible law enforcement officers to include those in regional police departments and adding new provisions that allow municipalities to terminate survivor benefits if the spouse remarries or obtains equivalent coverage. Additionally, the amendment clarifies that disabled officers must be unable to perform duties they are reasonably suited for and establishes specific rules for utilizing Medicare as the primary health benefit for survivors.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include regional police departments as eligible employers and to cover survivors of officers who died in the line of duty under broader conditions.

SCOPE

Added 'Regional Police Department' to the list of eligible law enforcement employers, extending benefits to officers in multi-municipality agencies.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the disability criteria to require that the officer be unable to perform any police duty for which they are reasonably suited by education, training, or experience.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision allowing municipalities to terminate health benefits if a surviving spouse remarries or receives equivalent health benefits from another employer.

Added specific requirements for survivors to use Medicare as their primary health benefit, with municipalities providing supplemental coverage.

Expanded the municipality's duty to assist surviving spouses to include regional police departments.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Full Health Benefits,' 'Medicare,' and 'Regional Police Department' to clarify coverage levels and agency types.

Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2026

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Jun 17, 2026

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican11

11 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 17, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (25-0)

house

Jun 17, 2026

Committee

Re-committed to Rules

lower

Jun 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors