SR 6 — A Concurrent Resolution establishing a special bipartisan, bicameral legislative commission to recommend improvements to the delivery of emergency services in this Commonwealth and develop and promote legislation in furtherance of its recommendations.
Last action — Senate concurred in House amendments
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
41 added · 45 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill SR 6, a bipartisan committee is being established to enhance emergency services in the state. Changes include specifying that certain members of the committee will be directly appointed by legislative leaders, which aims to ensure a broader representation of perspectives. Additionally, the deadline for the commission to present its final recommendations has been set for June 30, 2018. This matters because effective emergency services can better prepare communities for crises, ensuring public safety and improving response efforts.
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
149 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RESOLUTION Session of No.
1606 THE2017 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFVULAKOVICH, PENNSYLVANIACOSTA, SENATEBAKER, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, WARD AND YAW, JANUARY 23, 2017 REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, JANUARY 23, 2017 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SessionEstablishing a special bipartisan, bicameral legislative emergency services in this Commonwealth and develop and promote legislation in furtherance of No.its recommendations.
6 2017 INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, COSTA, BAKER, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, WARD, YAW, BREWSTER, KILLION AND RAFFERTY, JANUARY 23, 2017 SENATOR VULAKOVICH, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 25, 2017 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Estcommission to recommend improvements to the delivery of emergency services in this Commonwealth and develop and promote legislation in furtherance of its recommendations.
(1) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the 20170SR0006PN016020170SR0006PN0149 - 2 - Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate or designees.
(2) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the <-- the House of Representatives or designees.
(6) The Director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of HealthHealth. OR A DESIGNEE.
<-- (7) The president of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania or a designee.
(15) Four members of a county firemen's association, one each from a county in the west, central, east and southeast 20170SR0006PN016020170SR0006PN0149 - 3 - regions of this Commonwealth.
(17) The president of the Pennsylvania Career Fire Chiefs AssociationAssociation. OR A DESIGNEE.
<-- (18) The president of the Pennsylvania Association of Hazardous Materials TechniciansTechnicians. OR A DESIGNEE.
<-- (19) Two fire chiefs of volunteer fire companies in Pennsylvania, one of whom shall be selected by the President pro tempore of the Senate and one of whom shall be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(23) Seven fire or emergency medical services members at large;,large; FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT PRO <-- TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;
and be it further RESOLVED, That the commission may hold hearings, take 20170SR0006PN0160 - 4 - testimony and make its investigations at such places as it deems necessary in this Commonwealth;
and be it further 20170SR0006PN0149 - 4 - RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Commission provide staff support and assist with the final report;
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Action History
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Senate concurred in House amendments
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Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
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Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
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Adopted
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PN 0569 Reported as amended
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Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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Adopted
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PN 0160 Reported as amended
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PN 0149 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Sponsors
- Aument · Cosponsor
- Camera Bartolotta · Cosponsor
- Browne · Cosponsor
- Dinniman · Cosponsor
- Killion · Cosponsor
- Vulakovich · Primary
- Ward · Cosponsor
- Wayne D. Fontana · Cosponsor
- Christine M. Tartaglione · Cosponsor
- Lisa M. Boscola · Cosponsor
- Brewster · Cosponsor
- Rafferty · Cosponsor
- Gene Yaw · Cosponsor
- Wagner · Cosponsor
- Mcgarrigle · Cosponsor
- Patrick J. Stefano · Cosponsor
- Lisa Baker · Cosponsor
- Jay Costa · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 235 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Vulakovich
Co-sponsors (17)
- Aument
- Camera Bartolotta Republican
- Browne
- Dinniman
- Killion
- Ward
- Wayne D. Fontana Democratic
- Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic
- Lisa M. Boscola Democratic
- Brewster
- Rafferty
- Gene Yaw Republican
- Wagner
- Mcgarrigle
- Patrick J. Stefano Republican
- Lisa Baker Republican
- Jay Costa Democratic
Not signed on (235)
235 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 235 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Not Voting |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| WAGNER | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 112 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Democratic | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 190 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (203)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BARRAR | — | Yea |
| BLOOM | — | Yea |
| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| CHARLTON | — | Yea |
| CHRISTIANA | — | Yea |
| CORBIN | — | Yea |
| CORR | — | Yea |
| COX | — | Yea |
| DIGIROLAMO | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Yea |
| DUNBAR | — | Yea |
| ELLIS | — | Yea |
| ENGLISH | — | Yea |
| EVANKOVICH | — | Yea |
| EVERETT | — | Yea |
| GABLER | — | Yea |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| GODSHALL | — | Yea |
| HAHN | — | Yea |
| HARPER | — | Yea |
| HARRIS, A. | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| HILL | — | Yea |
| JOZWIAK | — | Yea |
| KAMPF | — | Yea |
| KAUFER | — | Yea |
| KELLER, F. | — | Yea |
| KELLER, M.K. | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| MAHER | — | Yea |
| MARSHALL | — | Yea |
| MARSICO | — | Yea |
| E MASSER | — | Not Voting |
| MCGINNIS | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MICCARELLI | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MILNE | — | Yea |
| MURT | — | Yea |
| MUSTIO | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| NESBIT | — | Yea |
| O'NEILL | — | Yea |
| OBERLANDER | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| PETRI | — | Yea |
| PYLE | — | Yea |
| QUIGLEY | — | Yea |
| QUINN, C. | — | Yea |
| QUINN, M. | — | Yea |
| REED | — | Yea |
| REESE | — | Yea |
| ROE | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SACCONE | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SANTORA | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| SCHEMEL | — | Yea |
| SIMMONS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| TALLMAN | — | Yea |
| TAYLOR | — | Yea |
| TOBASH | — | Yea |
| TOEPEL | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| E WATSON | — | Not Voting |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| E BARBIN | — | Not Voting |
| BOYLE | — | Yea |
| BROWN, V. | — | Yea |
| BULLOCK | — | Yea |
| CALTAGIRONE | — | Yea |
| E CRUZ | — | Not Voting |
| DEAN | — | Yea |
| DELISSIO | — | Yea |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DERMODY | — | Yea |
| DONATUCCI | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Yea |
| E FABRIZIO | — | Not Voting |
| FITZGERALD | — | Yea |
| GAINEY | — | Yea |
| E GALLOWAY | — | Not Voting |
| GOODMAN | — | Yea |
| HAGGERTY | — | Yea |
| HANNA | — | Yea |
| KAVULICH | — | Yea |
| KELLER, W. | — | Yea |
| KINSEY | — | Yea |
| KIRKLAND | — | Yea |
| KORTZ | — | Yea |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| MCCARTER | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| E NEUMAN | — | Not Voting |
| E O'BRIEN | — | Not Voting |
| PETRARCA | — | Yea |
| RAVENSTAHL | — | Yea |
| READSHAW | — | Yea |
| ROEBUCK | — | Yea |
| ROZZI | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Yea |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| VAZQUEZ | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Yea |
| YOUNGBLOOD | — | Yea |
| TURZAI | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Matthew Gergely | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jordan A. Harris | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | 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 F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jamie Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Not Voting |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| WAGNER | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SR 6?
- SR 6 is sponsored by Aument, Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Browne, Dinniman, Killion, Vulakovich, Ward, Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic), Brewster, Rafferty, Gene Yaw (Republican), Wagner, Mcgarrigle, Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), and Jay Costa (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SR 6?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SR 6?
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