SR 177 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish a legislative task force with an advisory committee of stakeholders to review, update and codify Pennsylvania's emergency management services law.

SR 177 is a procedural resolution directing Pennsylvania's Joint State Government Commission to create a task force with stakeholder input. This task force will review, update, and organize the state's existing emergency management services law. The resolution does not change laws itself but sets up a process to modernize the framework governing emergency response. It affects how Pennsylvania manages emergency preparedness policies through future legislative updates.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Last action Oct 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1259 Printer's No. PN1280 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update adds a new committee member representing the Pennsylvania Firefighters Association and adjusts the amendment date from October 21 to October 27, 2025. The change expands the advisory committee's composition to include firefighter representation, ensuring emergency management planning considers firefighter perspectives alongside other stakeholders.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include the Pennsylvania Firefighters Association as a required member of the advisory committee, broadening stakeholder representation in emergency management policy development.
ELIGIBILITY

Added the president of the Pennsylvania Firefighters Association or a designee as a new required member of the advisory committee, expanding representation to include professional firefighters.

TIMELINE

Updated the amendment date from October 21, 2025 to October 27, 2025, reflecting the latest legislative action on this bill.

TECHNICAL

Updated printer's numbers from PN 1259 to PN 1280 and added PN 1243 to the list of prior printer's numbers for tracking purposes.

Floor votes · Senate Oct 29, 2025

How they voted

2723
Passed
Total votes 50
Oct 29, 2025
D Democratic23
23 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Oct 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Oct 27, 2025
Introduced
Amended
upper
Oct 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
Oct 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors