l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 797

An Act amending the act of May 25, 1933 (P.L.1050, No.242), referred to as the Second Class City Firemen Relief Law, further providing for requirements of membership, for married persons and pensions to surviving spouses and for eligibility of surviving spouses.

Became law as Act 11 of 2026, signed May 6, 2026, 429 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

25 co-sponsors

Carol Hill-Evans, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Jeanne McNeill, Malcolm Kenyatta, Tarik Khan, Chris Pielli, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Mandy Steele, Jose Giral, Lisa A. Borowski, Danielle Friel Otten, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Melissa Cerrato, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Abigail Salisbury, Aerion Abney, DAN FRANKEL, Emily Kinkead, G. Roni Green, Keith S. Harris, Joe Webster, Brenda M. Pugh, TINA M. DAVIS, Dave Madsen, Jeremy Shaffer

Its course

March 3, 2025 to May 6, 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 action24 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to Apr 2250 days

Local GovernmentMar 3 to Mar 1916 days

AppropriationsApr 9 to Apr 2213 days

In the SenateApr 22 to Apr 21364 days

Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessApr 28 to Jun 2457 days

AppropriationsJun 25 to Apr 20299 days

Waiting to be sentApr 21 to May 514 days

With the GovernorMay 5 to May 61 day

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Apr 22

  • Senate, third reading48–0

    Passed · Apr 21, 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 Mar 3 – Apr 22

  1. Mar 3Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. Mar 19LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it
  3. Apr 9Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 22APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Apr 28 – Apr 21, 2026

  1. Apr 28Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
  3. Jun 24VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS recommended it
  4. Jun 25Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Apr 20, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Apr 21, 2026Passed the Senate, 48 to 0

To the Governor Apr 27, 2026 – May 6, 2026

  1. Apr 27, 2026Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. May 4, 2026Signed in the Senate
  3. May 5, 2026Sent to the Governor
  4. May 6, 2026Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 11 of 2026
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Mar 3Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 3, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 19Reported as committed, March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 19First consideration, March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Mar 19Laid on the table, March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Apr 8Removed from table, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Apr 9Second consideration, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Apr 9Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Apr 22Re-reported as committed, April 22, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Apr 22Third consideration and final passage, April 22, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  10. Apr 22(Remarks see House Journal Page 411-412), April 22, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Apr 28In the SenateSenate
  12. Apr 28Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 28, 2025Senate
  13. Jun 24Reported as committed, June 24, 2025Senate
  14. Jun 24First consideration, June 24, 2025Senate
  15. Jun 25Second consideration, June 25, 2025Senate
  16. Jun 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025Senate
  17. Apr 20, 2026Re-reported as committed, April 20, 2026Senate
  18. Apr 21, 2026Third consideration and final passage, April 21, 2026 (48-0)Senate
  19. Apr 21, 2026(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ), April 21, 2026Senate
  20. Apr 27, 2026Signed in House, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
  21. May 4, 2026Signed in Senate, May 4, 2026Senate
  22. May 5, 2026Presented to the Governor, May 5, 2026Governor
  23. May 6, 2026Approved by the Governor, May 6, 2026Governor
  24. May 6, 2026Act No. 11 of 2026, May 6, 2026Governor