l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1144

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veterans' pensions and benefits, further providing for blind veteran's pension and for amputee and paralyzed veteran's pension.

In the Senate's Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee since May 22, 2025.

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

34 co-sponsors

Jared G. Solomon, MARK M. GILLEN, Dane Watro, Jeanne McNeill, Liz Hanbidge, Ben Waxman, R. Lee James, Carol Hill-Evans, Nancy Guenst, Kyle Donahue, Arvind Venkat, Chris Pielli, Robert E. Merski, Steven R. Malagari, Tarah Probst, TINA PICKETT, Melissa Cerrato, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Malcolm Kenyatta, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Jacob D. Banta, Jim Haddock, ED NEILSON, Tarik Khan, Nikki Rivera, Keith S. Harris, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Pat Gallagher, Sean Dougherty, Joe Webster, Joe Ciresi, John C. Inglis III, Jacklyn Rusnock, G. Roni Green

Its course

April 4 to May 22, 2025, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 4 to May 1238 days

Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessApr 4 to Apr 84 days

AppropriationsMay 7 to May 125 days

In the SenateFrom May 12

Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessFrom May 22

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · May 12

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 7

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 Apr 4 – May 12

  1. Apr 4Sent to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
  2. Apr 8VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS recommended it as amended
  3. May 7Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 12APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate May 22

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Apr 4Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 4, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 8Reported as amended, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 8First consideration, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Laid on the table, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 6Removed from table, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 7Second consideration, with amendments, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 7Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 555-556), May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 12Re-reported as committed, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  10. May 12Third consideration and final passage, May 12, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  11. May 12(Remarks see House Journal Page 602-603), May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  12. May 22In the SenateSenate
  13. May 22Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 22, 2025Senate