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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1459

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services.

Became law as Act 69 of 2020, signed July 23, 2020, 436 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

40 co-sponsors

Frank A. Farry, STEPHEN E. BARRAR, CHRISTOPHER SAINATO, THOMAS R. CALTAGIRONE, Joe Ciresi, ROBERT FREEMAN, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Carol Hill-Evans, Brian Kirkland, Anita Astorino Kulik, Maureen E. Madden, Joanna E. McClinton, ED NEILSON, Jennifer O'Mara, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Christina D. Sappey, Jared G. Solomon, Wendi Thomas, ROSITA C. YOUNGBLOOD, Danielle Friel Otten, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, JOHN T. GALLOWAY, Liz Hanbidge, Kristine C. Howard, Peter Schweyer, F. Todd Polinchock, MARGO L. DAVIDSON, Dan K. Williams, Sara Innamorato, Christopher B. Quinn, Steven R. Malagari, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, MARIA P. DONATUCCI, Brian Sims, Summer Lee, Joe Webster, TINA M. DAVIS, Christopher M. Rabb, Malcolm Kenyatta, STEVE SAMUELSON

Its course

May 14, 2019 to July 23, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action31 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 14 to Oct 30169 days

Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessMay 14 to Sep 24133 days

AppropriationsOct 29 to Oct 301 day

In the SenateOct 30 to Jul 14258 days

Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessOct 31 to Jun 22235 days

AppropriationsJun 24 to Jun 295 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJul 14 to Jul 140 days

Waiting to be sentJul 14 to Jul 151 day

With the GovernorJul 15 to Jul 238 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading198–0

    Passed · Oct 30

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Jul 14, 2020

  • House of Representatives, concurrence201–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jul 14, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 24

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 29

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 22, 2020

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jul 14, 2020

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives May 14 – Oct 30

  1. May 14Sent to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
  2. Sep 24VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS recommended it as amended
  3. Oct 29Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Oct 30APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 198 to 0

In the Senate Oct 31 – Jul 14, 2020

  1. Oct 31Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
  3. Jun 22, 2020VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 24, 2020Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 29, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jul 14, 2020Amended on the floor
  8. Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jul 14, 2020

  1. Jul 14, 2020Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 201 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jul 15, 2020 – Jul 23, 2020

  1. Jul 15, 2020Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 23, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 69 of 2020
All 31 actions, as published
  1. May 14Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 14, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Sep 24Reported as amended, Sept. 24, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Sep 24First consideration, Sept. 24, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Sep 24Laid on the table, Sept. 24, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Oct 22Removed from table, Oct. 22, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Oct 29Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 29, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Oct 29Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 29, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Oct 29(Remarks see House Journal Page 1731-1734), Oct. 29, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Oct 30Re-reported as committed, Oct. 30, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Oct 30Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 30, 2019 (198-0) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Oct 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1772-1774), Oct. 30, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Oct 31In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Oct 31Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Oct. 31, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 22, 2020Reported as amended, June 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 22, 2020First consideration, June 22, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 24, 2020Second consideration, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 24, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 29, 2020Re-reported as committed, June 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jul 14, 2020Amended on third consideration, July 14, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jul 14, 2020Third consideration and final passage, July 14, 2020 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  21. Jul 14, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 734), July 14, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  22. Jul 14, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  23. Jul 14, 2020Referred to RULES, July 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jul 14, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jul 14, 2020House concurred in Senate amendments, July 14, 2020 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jul 14, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 1155), July 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  27. Jul 14, 2020Signed in House, July 14, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Jul 15, 2020Signed in Senate, July 15, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  29. Jul 15, 2020Presented to the Governor, July 15, 2020Governor
  30. Jul 23, 2020Approved by the Governor, July 23, 2020Governor
  31. Jul 23, 2020Act No. 69Governor