l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1485

An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for death benefits for public works employees, coroners and staff persons and for definitions; and making an editorial change.

In the Senate's Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee since May 20, 2026.

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

16 co-sponsors

Jeanne McNeill, Tarah Probst, Benjamin V. Sanchez, TIM BRIGGS, Maureen E. Madden, Joe McAndrew, ED NEILSON, Dan K. Williams, David M. Delloso, Tim Brennan, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Greg Scott, TINA M. DAVIS, Dave Madsen, Tarik Khan, Nikki Rivera

Its course

May 21, 2025 to May 20, 2026, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 21 to May 5349 days

Local GovernmentMay 21 to Feb 4259 days

AppropriationsMay 4 to May 51 day

In the SenateFrom May 5

Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessFrom May 20

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading196–5

    Passed · May 5, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4, 2026

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 21 – May 5, 2026

  1. May 21Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. Feb 4, 2026LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. May 4, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 5, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 196 to 5

In the Senate May 20, 2026

  1. May 20, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
All 12 actions, as published
  1. May 21Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, May 21, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Feb 4, 2026Reported as amended, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4, 2026First consideration, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Feb 4, 2026Laid on the table, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Apr 29, 2026Removed from table, April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  6. May 4, 2026Second consideration, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  7. May 4, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  8. May 5, 2026Re-reported as committed, May 5, 2026House of Representatives
  9. May 5, 2026Third consideration and final passage, May 5, 2026 (196-5)House of Representatives
  10. May 5, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 443-444), May 5, 2026House of Representatives
  11. May 20, 2026In the SenateSenate
  12. May 20, 2026Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 20, 2026Senate