SB 1053 — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in additional coverages, further providing for the definition of "employe."

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WARD, BROWN, STEFANO, VOGEL, SCHWANK,SCHWANK CULVER, BROOKS AND FARRY,CULVER, OCTOBER 15, 2025 ASREFERRED REPORTEDTO FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSEOCTOBER OF15, REPRESENTATIVES,2025 AS AMENDED, APRIL 28, 2026 AN ACT Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled "An act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages for establishinginjuries received by an electiveemploye schedulein the course of compensation;employment;

providingestablishing procedurean forelective theschedule determination of liabilitycompensation; and compensation thereunder;

and prescribing penalties," in additional coverages, further providing forthereunder; the definition of "employe." The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

and prescribing penalties," in additionalensation coverages, further providing for the definition of "employe." The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

(1) members of volunteer fire departments or volunteer fire companies, including any paid fireman who is a member of a volunteer fire company and performs the services of a volunteer fireman during off-duty hours, who shall be entitled to receive compensation in case of injuries received while actively engaged as firemen or while going to or returning from a fire which the fire company or fire department attended including travel from and the direct return to a fireman's home, place of business or other place where he shall have been when he received the call or alarm or while participating in instruction fire drills in which the fire department or fire company shall have participated or while repairing or doing other work about or on the fire apparatus or buildings and grounds of the fire company or fire department upon the authorization of the chief of the fire company or fire department or other person in charge or while answering any emergency calls for any purpose or while riding upon the fire apparatus which is owned or used by the fire company or fire department or while engaged in an organized <-- fundraising activity OR WHILE ORGANIZING OR CARRYING OUT A <-- FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY or while performing any other duties of such fire company or fire department as authorized by the municipality or while performing duties imposed by section 15, act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act;

or while participating in 20250SB1053PN1648 - 2 - ambulance corps of which they are members;

or while repairing or doing other work about or on the ambulance apparatus or 20250SB1053PN1230 - 2 - buildings and grounds of such ambulance corps upon the authorization of the corps president or other person in charge;

or while answering any emergency call for any purpose or while riding in or upon the ambulance apparatus owned by the ambulance corps of which they are members at any time or while engaged in <-- an organized fundraising activity;activity or while performing any other duties of such ambulance corps as are authorized by the municipality;

OR WHILE ORGANIZING OR <-- CARRYING OUT A FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY;

or while performing any other duties of such ambulance corps as are authorized by the municipality;

or while riding in or upon the apparatus of the rescue and lifesaving squad or while engaged in an organized fundraising <--activity activity;and at any time while performing any other duties authorized by the municipality;

OR* WHILE* ORGANIZING* OR(f) CARRYINGThe OUTterm A"members FUNDRAISINGof <--volunteer ACTIVITYfire anddepartments ator anyvolunteer timefire whilecompanies" performingwhen anyused otherin dutiesthis 20250SB1053PN1648article shall mean 20250SB1053PN1230 - 3 - authorizedany byof the municipality;following:

* * * (f) The term "members of volunteer fire departments or volunteer fire companies" when used in this article shall mean any of the following:

Operational support includes maintaining the station and equipment, acting as trustee, organizing [fundraisers] or 20250SB1053PN1648 - 4 - carrying out a fundraising activity, providing information technology support and assisting with recruitment and other administrative tasks, if the operational support activity is conducted on a regular basis for the benefit of a volunteer 20250SB1053PN1230 - 4 - ambulance corps.

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