Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 623 — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in Commonwealth services, further providing for definitions; and, in emergency responder mental wellness and stress management, further providing for definitions.

Last action — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 11, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 April 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Defining 911 Dispatchers as First Responders

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 11, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 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 623 do?
Defining 911 Dispatchers as First Responders
Who sponsors SB 623?
SB 623 is sponsored by Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic), Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Michele Brooks (Republican), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), John I. Kane (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Doug Mastriano (Republican), and James Andrew Malone (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 623?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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