Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 7 D cosponsors

SB 457 — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), June 3, 2025

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).

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Summary

Increasing Loan Limits for Fire and EMS Loan Program

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill increases loan limits for fire companies and EMS companies and extends the loan payback period.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(1)

    $450,000 → $750,000

    The maximum loan amount for establishing or modernizing facilities is increased from $450,000 to $750,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(2)

    $250,000 → $375,000

    The maximum loan amount for purchasing firefighting apparatus is raised from $250,000 to $375,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(2)

    $125,000 → $200,000

    The maximum loan amount for ambulances and light duty rescue vehicles is increased from $125,000 to $200,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(2)

    $35,000 → $75,000

    The maximum loan amount for watercraft rescue vehicles is raised from $35,000 to $75,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(3)

    $25,000 → $75,000

    The maximum loan amount for protective, accessory or communication equipment is increased from $25,000 to $75,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(5)

    $80,000 → $150,000

    The maximum loan amount for repair or rehabilitation of apparatus equipment is raised from $80,000 to $150,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(a)(6)

    $200,000 → $300,000

    The maximum loan amount for purchasing used firefighting apparatus is increased from $200,000 to $300,000.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(b)

    15 → 20

    The maximum loan period for loans exceeding $50,000 but not exceeding $300,000 is extended from 15 years to 20 years.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(b)

    20 → 30

    The maximum payback period for loans exceeding $300,000 is extended from 20 years to 30 years.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(b.1)

    biannually → annually thereafter

    The loan limit inflation adjustment frequency is changed from biannual to annual.

Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), June 3, 2025

  2. First consideration, March 26, 2025

  3. Reported as committed, March 26, 2025

  4. Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 17, 2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 246 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (246)

246 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 457 do?
Increasing Loan Limits for Fire and EMS Loan Program
Who sponsors SB 457?
SB 457 is sponsored by Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), John I. Kane (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), and James Andrew Malone (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 457?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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