HB 2022 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military Affairs, establishing the Veterans' Outreach and Support Network Program.
Last action — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
54 added · 60 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of HB 2022 establishes the Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support Network Program, which focuses on improving the health and well-being of veterans and their families. It brings together a wide range of participants, including state agencies and nonprofit organizations, to address the challenges veterans face when transitioning to civilian life. This change is important because it aims to create a more coordinated support system that can better assist veterans in adapting to everyday life, ultimately enhancing their quality of life. By emphasizing cooperation and community engagement, the program seeks to provide effective solutions for veterans' needs.
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
3164 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
43162022 THE2020 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFKAUFER, PENNSYLVANIAMURT, HOUSERYAN, BILLSAPPEY, SessionREADSHAW, KINSEY, BOBACK, BERNSTINE, MARKOSEK, SAINATO, SOLOMON AND GILLEN, JANUARY 17, 2020 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, JANUARY 17, 2020 AN ACT Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military Affairs, establishing the Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support Network Program.
2022 2020 INTRODUCED BY KAUFER, MURT, RYAN, SAPPEY, READSHAW, KINSEY, BOBACK, BERNSTINE, MARKOSEK, SAINATO, SOLOMON, GILLEN, GABLER AND POLINCHOCK, JANUARY 17, 2020 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 AN ACT Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military Affairs, Program.hing the Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support Network <-- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
§ 713713. § 714.
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(a) Establishment.--The Veterans' Peer Outreach and Support <-- Network Program is established.
(2) Conduct outreach seminars, town halls and similar <-- events for participants.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
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Second consideration
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Removed from table
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Laid on the table
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-committed to RULES
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First consideration
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PN 4316 Reported as amended
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PN 3164 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Sponsors
- Jeanne McNeill · Cosponsor
- Brandon J. Markosek · Cosponsor
- Stephen Kinsey · Cosponsor
- Murt · Cosponsor
- Ryan · Cosponsor
- Christina D. Sappey · Cosponsor
- Readshaw · Cosponsor
- Boback · Cosponsor
- Aaron Bernstine · Cosponsor
- Sainato · Cosponsor
- Jared G. Solomon · Cosponsor
- Mark M. Gillen · Cosponsor
- Gabler · Cosponsor
- Polinchock · Cosponsor
- Aaron Kaufer · Primary
- Kortz · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 237 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (15)
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Brandon J. Markosek Democratic
- Stephen Kinsey
- Murt
- Ryan
- Christina D. Sappey Democratic
- Readshaw
- Boback
- Aaron Bernstine Republican
- Sainato
- Jared G. Solomon Democratic
- Mark M. Gillen Republican
- Gabler
- Polinchock
- Kortz
Not signed on (237)
237 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 237 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Nay |
| IOVINO | — | Nay |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Nay |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Nay |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (202)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| GABLER | — | Yea |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| HAHN | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HERSHEY | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| KELLER | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| MACKENZIE | — | Yea |
| MASSER | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MIZGORSKI | — | Yea |
| MURT | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| POLINCHOCK | — | Yea |
| PUSKARIC | — | Yea |
| PYLE | — | Yea |
| QUINN | — | Yea |
| REESE | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| SCHROEDER | — | Yea |
| SIMMONS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| TOBASH | — | Yea |
| TOEPEL | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| CALTAGIRONE | — | Yea |
| CRUZ | — | Yea |
| DELISSIO | — | Yea |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DERMODY | — | Yea |
| DONATUCCI | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Yea |
| FITZGERALD | — | Yea |
| GAINEY | — | Yea |
| GALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| GOODMAN | — | Yea |
| HARRIS | — | Yea |
| KIRKLAND | — | Yea |
| KORTZ | — | Yea |
| LEE | — | Yea |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| MCCARTER | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| PETRARCA | — | Yea |
| RAVENSTAHL | — | Yea |
| READSHAW | — | Yea |
| ROEBUCK | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Yea |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Yea |
| ULLMAN | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YOUNGBLOOD | — | Yea |
| BARRAR | — | Yea |
| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| BROWN | — | Yea |
| COX | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Yea |
| EVERETT | — | Yea |
| Aaron Kaufer | — | Yea |
| Barry Jozwiak | — | Yea |
| DAVIS, A | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Donna Bullock | — | Yea |
| Donna Oberlander | — | Yea |
| George Dunbar | — | Yea |
| Jim Gregory | — | Yea |
| Jim Marshall | — | Yea |
| Kevin Boyle | — | Yea |
| Louis Schmitt | — | Yea |
| Mark Rozzi | — | Yea |
| Mike Zabel | — | Yea |
| Paul Schemel | — | Yea |
| Sara Innamorato | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Stephen Kinsey | — | Yea |
| Torren Ecker | — | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Benjamin V. Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget M. Kosierowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Danielle Friel Otten | Democratic | Yea |
| Danilo Burgos | Democratic | Yea |
| David M. Delloso | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| G. Roni Green | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer O'Mara | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Ciresi | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Webster | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph C. Hohenstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Kristine C. Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle J. Mullins | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| MaryLouise Isaacson | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa L. Shusterman | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nathan Davidson | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Yea |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert E. Merski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven R. Malagari | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Gleim | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Rowe | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Davanzo | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| James B. Struzzi | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Rigby | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua D. Kail | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Marci Mustello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Natalie Mihalek | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Borowicz | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy R. Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie S. Gaydos | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 2022?
- HB 2022 is sponsored by Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Brandon J. Markosek (Democratic), Stephen Kinsey, Murt, Ryan, Christina D. Sappey (Democratic), Readshaw, Boback, Aaron Bernstine (Republican), Sainato, Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Gabler, Polinchock, Aaron Kaufer, and Kortz.
- What is the current status of HB 2022?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 2022?
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