House Bill 1673
2019-2020 Regular Session
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, further providing for definitions and for State Fire Commissioner, providing for curriculum and training and further providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, for Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and for Fire Safety Advisory Committee; 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 definitions, for establishment, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for establishment, for publication and notice and for award of grants, providing for consolidation incentive, further providing for Fire Company Grant Program, for Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program, for additional funding, for allocation of appropriated funds, for expiration of authority and for special provisions and providing for annual reports; in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for definitions, for program authorization, for real property tax credit and for rejection and appeal; and making editorial changes.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Frank Farry
R House District 142
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Stephen Barrar
R House District 160

Rep. Gene DiGirolamo
R House District 18

Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132

Rep. Louis Schmitt
R House District 79

Rep. Anita Kulik
D House District 45

Rep. Mark Longietti
D House District 7

Rep. Susan Helm
R House District 104

Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145

Rep. Wendy Ullman
D House District 143

Rep. David Millard
R House District 109

Rep. Wendi Thomas
R House District 178

Rep. F. Todd Polinchock
R House District 144

Rep. Jennifer O'Mara
D House District 165

Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36

Rep. George Dunbar
R House District 56

Rep. Rosita Youngblood
D House District 198

Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95

Rep. John Galloway
D House District 140

Rep. Rosemary Brown
R House District 189

Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146

Rep. Chris Sainato
D House District 9

Rep. Dan Miller
D House District 42

Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32

Rep. Brian Kirkland
D House District 159

Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141

Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136

Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62

Rep. Christopher Quinn
R House District 168

Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38

Rep. Ryan Warner
R House District 52

Rep. Matthew Dowling
R House District 51

Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150

Rep. Kyle Mullins
D House District 112

Rep. David Delloso
D House District 162

Rep. Kathleen Tomlinson
R House District 18

Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14

Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133

Rep. Thomas Mehaffie
R House District 106
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 91 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020
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2231 | Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, June 24, 2019 |
Reported as committed, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
First consideration, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
Laid on the table, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
Removed from table, Sept. 25, 2019 | |
2762 | Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 22, 2019 |
Re-committed to Appropriations, Oct. 22, 2019 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1636-1640), Oct. 22, 2019 | |
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2019 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 23, 2019 (196-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Oct. 31, 2019 | |
4474 | Reported as amended, Oct. 6, 2020 |
First consideration, Oct. 6, 2020 | |
4563 | Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 19, 2020 (30-19) |
Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 957 - 958), Oct. 19, 2020 | |
4573 | Re-reported as amended, Oct. 20, 2020 |
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 20, 2020 (48-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 983 - 984), Oct. 20, 2020 | |
In the House | |
Referred to Rules, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 21, 2020 (201-0) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1606 - 1608), Oct. 21, 2020 | |
Signed in House, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
Presented to the Governor, Oct. 22, 2020 | |
Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020 | |
Act No. 91 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 4563
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 4474
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 2762
House Amendments to Printers Number 2231
Votes
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
House RULES Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, October 19, 2020 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - Senate VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - House VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 658 and 1112; and House Bills No. 81, 440, 770, 1032, 1617, 1673, 1961, 2175, 2176, 2293, 2503 and 2561)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 658 and 1112; and House Bills No. 81, 440, 770, 1032, 1617, 1673, 1961, 2175, 2176, 2293, 2503 and 2561)
(to consider House Bill No. 1673)
(to consider House Bill No. 1673)
Voting meeting on HB 759, HB 1347, HB 1673, HB 1705, HB 1773, HB 1780, HB 1786, HR 461, HR 462, SB 146 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 759, HB 1347, HB 1673, HB 1705, HB 1773, HB 1780, HB 1786, HR 461, HR 462, SB 146 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.

Rep. Kathy Rapp
R House District 65
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35 (Health And Safety)
House Bill 1673
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
FARRY, BARRAR, DiGIROLAMO, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHMITT, KULIK, LONGIETTI, HELM, STAATS, ULLMAN, MILLARD, THOMAS, POLINCHOCK, O'MARA, READSHAW, DUNBAR, YOUNGBLOOD, CAUSER, HILL-EVANS, GALLOWAY, BROWN, CIRESI, SAINATO, D. MILLER, DeLUCA, KIRKLAND, T. DAVIS, FREEMAN, STRUZZI, QUINN, KORTZ, WARNER, DOWLING, WEBSTER, MULLINS, DELLOSO, TOMLINSON, MARSHALL, McNEILL, MEHAFFIE
Short Title
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 * * *
Memo Subject
Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award Program
Actions
2231 | Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, June 24, 2019 |
Reported as committed, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
First consideration, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
Laid on the table, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
Removed from table, Sept. 25, 2019 | |
2762 | Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 22, 2019 |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 22, 2019 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1636-1640), Oct. 22, 2019 | |
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2019 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 23, 2019 (196-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Oct. 31, 2019 | |
4474 | Reported as amended, Oct. 6, 2020 |
First consideration, Oct. 6, 2020 | |
4563 | Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 19, 2020 (30-19) |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 957 - 958), Oct. 19, 2020 | |
4573 | Re-reported as amended, Oct. 20, 2020 |
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 20, 2020 (48-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 983 - 984), Oct. 20, 2020 | |
In the House | |
Referred to RULES, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 21, 2020 (201-0) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1606 - 1608), Oct. 21, 2020 | |
Signed in House, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
Presented to the Governor, Oct. 22, 2020 | |
Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020 | |
Act No. 91 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020 |
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