House Bill 1459
2019-2020 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Frank Farry
R House District 142
Rep. Stephen Barrar
R House District 160
Rep. Chris Sainato
D House District 9
Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
D House District 127
Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146
Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136
Rep. Patrick Harkins
D House District 1
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95
Rep. Brian Kirkland
D House District 159
Rep. Anita Kulik
D House District 45
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Rep. Joanna McClinton
D House District 191
Rep. Ed Neilson
D House District 174
Rep. Jennifer O'Mara
D House District 165
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158
Rep. Jared Solomon
D House District 202
Rep. Wendi Thomas
R House District 178
Rep. Rosita Youngblood
D House District 198
Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. John Galloway
D House District 140
Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61
Rep. Kristine Howard
D House District 167
Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 22
Rep. F. Todd Polinchock
R House District 144
Rep. Margo Davidson
D House District 164
Rep. Dan Williams
D House District 74
Rep. Sara Innamorato
D House District 21
Rep. Christopher Quinn
R House District 168
Rep. Steven Malagari
D House District 53
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Maria Donatucci
D House District 185
Rep. Brian Sims
D House District 182
Rep. Summer Lee
D House District 34
Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Rep. Christopher Rabb
D House District 200
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
D House District 181
Rep. Steve Samuelson
D House District 135
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 69 of 2020, July 23, 2020
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| 1826 | Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, May 14, 2019 |
| 2569 | Reported as amended, Sept. 24, 2019 |
| First consideration, Sept. 24, 2019 | |
| Laid on the table, Sept. 24, 2019 | |
| Removed from table, Oct. 22, 2019 | |
| 2816 | Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 29, 2019 |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, Oct. 29, 2019 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1731-1734), Oct. 29, 2019 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 30, 2019 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 30, 2019 (198-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1772-1774), Oct. 30, 2019 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Oct. 31, 2019 | |
| 3945 | Reported as amended, June 22, 2020 |
| First consideration, June 22, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, June 24, 2020 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, June 24, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 29, 2020 | |
| 4149 | Amended on third consideration, July 14, 2020 |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 14, 2020 (49-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 734), July 14, 2020 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, July 14, 2020 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 14, 2020 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, July 14, 2020 (201-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1155), July 14, 2020 | |
| Signed in House, July 14, 2020 | |
| Signed in Senate, July 15, 2020 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 15, 2020 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 23, 2020 | |
| Act No. 69 of 2020, July 23, 2020 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 3945
House Amendments to Printers Number 2569
Votes
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
House RULES Committee Vote
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - Senate Floor Vote
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Monday, June 29, 2020 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, June 22, 2020 - Senate VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - House VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - House VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - House VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 1045, 1182 and 1195; and House Bill No. 1459)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 1045, 1182 and 1195; and House Bill No. 1459)
(to consider House Bill No. 1459; and the nominations of the following PA National Guard officers for promotion: Air National Guard - *Brigadier General Gregg A. Perez (nominated for Major General); *Colonel Mark A. Goodwill (nominated for Brigadier General); Army National Guard - *Brigadier General Stephen M. Radulski (nominated for Major General); and *Colonel Laura A. McHugh (nominated for Brigadier General))
(to consider House Bill No. 1459; and the nominations of the following PA National Guard officers for promotion: Air National Guard - *Brigadier General Gregg A. Perez (nominated for Major General); *Colonel Mark A. Goodwill (nominated for Brigadier General); Army National Guard - *Brigadier General Stephen M. Radulski (nominated for Major General); and *Colonel Laura A. McHugh (nominated for Brigadier General))
(to consider Senate Bills No. 1076 and 1122; and House Bills No. 1459 and 1838)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 1076 and 1122; and House Bills No. 1459 and 1838)
Voting meeting on HB 432, HB 1448, HB 1459, HB 1816, HB 1834, HB 1838, HB 1839, HR 440, HR 471, HR 495 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 432, HB 1448, HB 1459, HB 1816, HB 1834, HB 1838, HB 1839, HR 440, HR 471, HR 495 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 35 (Health And Safety). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
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House Bill 1459
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
SCHLOSSBERG, FARRY, BARRAR, SAINATO, CALTAGIRONE, CIRESI, FREEMAN, HARKINS, HILL-EVANS, KIRKLAND, KULIK, MADDEN, McCLINTON, NEILSON, O'MARA, READSHAW, SAPPEY, SOLOMON, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, OTTEN, DeLUCA, GALLOWAY, HANBIDGE, HOWARD, SCHWEYER, POLINCHOCK, DAVIDSON, WILLIAMS, INNAMORATO, QUINN, MALAGARI, KORTZ, DONATUCCI, SIMS, LEE, WEBSTER, T. DAVIS, RABB, KENYATTA, SAMUELSON
Short Title
An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services.
Memo Subject
Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management Program
Actions
| 1826 | Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 14, 2019 |
| 2569 | Reported as amended, Sept. 24, 2019 |
| First consideration, Sept. 24, 2019 | |
| Laid on the table, Sept. 24, 2019 | |
| Removed from table, Oct. 22, 2019 | |
| 2816 | Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 29, 2019 |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 29, 2019 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1731-1734), Oct. 29, 2019 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 30, 2019 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 30, 2019 (198-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1772-1774), Oct. 30, 2019 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Oct. 31, 2019 | |
| 3945 | Reported as amended, June 22, 2020 |
| First consideration, June 22, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, June 24, 2020 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 24, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 29, 2020 | |
| 4149 | Amended on third consideration, July 14, 2020 |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 14, 2020 (49-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 734), July 14, 2020 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, July 14, 2020 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 14, 2020 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, July 14, 2020 (201-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1155), July 14, 2020 | |
| Signed in House, July 14, 2020 | |
| Signed in Senate, July 15, 2020 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 15, 2020 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 23, 2020 | |
| Act No. 69 of 2020, July 23, 2020 |
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