Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

SB 531 — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants.

Last action — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 2, 2025

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Summary

Fire Company and EMS Grant Program: Current Award Cycle Fix

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill adds a new subsection to the existing grant award process for fire companies and emergency medical services in Pennsylvania, specifically for the 2024-2025 grant cycle.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7823

    (d) 2024-2025 grant cycle.--The State Fire Commissioner shall award a grant under this section during the 2024-2025 grant cycle to a fire company or an emergency medical services company if, after receiving notice from the Office of the State Fire Commissioner that the company was eligible, received a second notice that the company was deemed ineligible. This section shall only apply to the 2024-2025 grant cycle.

    This addition allows grants to be awarded even if a company initially deemed eligible receives a subsequent determination of ineligibility, but it only applies for the specified grant cycle.

Action History

  1. Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 2, 2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

248 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 531 do?
Fire Company and EMS Grant Program: Current Award Cycle Fix
Who sponsors SB 531?
SB 531 is sponsored by Chris Gebhard (Republican), Michele Brooks (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), and Elder A. Vogel (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 531?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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