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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 804

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for medical devices; in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies and for State Fire Commissioner and providing for protection against PFAS chemicals and for firefighting protective equipment; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants; and imposing penalties.

Became law as Act 98 of 2026, signed October 22, 2026, 505 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 Senate

8 co-sponsors

Jarrett Coleman, Wayne D. Fontana, Cris Dush, Jay Costa, Timothy P. Kearney, Marty Flynn, Nick Miller, Rosemary M. Brown

Its course

June 4, 2025 to October 22, 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 action29 actions on 9 days

In the SenateJun 4 to Mar 24293 days

Institutional Sustainability & InnovationJun 4 to Oct 28146 days

AppropriationsNov 12 to Mar 23131 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 24 to Oct 21211 days

HealthMar 24 to Oct 7197 days

AppropriationsOct 20 to Oct 211 day

Back in the SenateOct 21 to Oct 210 days

Waiting to be sentOct 21 to Oct 221 day

With the GovernorOct 22 to Oct 220 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading48–1

    Passed · Mar 24, 2026

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Oct 21, 2026

  • Senate, concurrence49–1

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Oct 21, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 28

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 20, 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 Senate Jun 4 – Mar 24, 2026

  1. Jun 4Sent to INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION
  2. Oct 28INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION recommended it as amended
  3. Nov 12Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 23, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Mar 24, 2026Passed the Senate, 48 to 1

In the House of Representatives Mar 24, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026

  1. Mar 24, 2026Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to HEALTH
  3. Oct 7, 2026HEALTH recommended it
  4. Oct 20, 2026Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 21, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

Back in the Senate Oct 21, 2026

  1. Oct 21, 2026Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 49 to 1
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Oct 22, 2026

  1. Oct 22, 2026Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 98 of 2026
All 29 actions, as published
  1. Jun 4Referred to INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION, June 4, 2025Senate
  2. Oct 28Reported as amended, Oct. 28, 2025Senate
  3. Oct 28First consideration, Oct. 28, 2025Senate
  4. Nov 12Second consideration, Nov. 12, 2025Senate
  5. Nov 12Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 12, 2025Senate
  6. Mar 23, 2026Re-reported as committed, March 23, 2026Senate
  7. Mar 24, 2026Third consideration and final passage, March 24, 2026 (48-1)Senate
  8. Mar 24, 2026(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 145-146), March 24, 2026Senate
  9. Mar 24, 2026In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 24, 2026Referred to HEALTH, March 24, 2026House of Representatives
  11. Oct 7, 2026Reported as committed, Oct. 7, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Oct 7, 2026First consideration, Oct. 7, 2026House of Representatives
  13. Oct 7, 2026Laid on the table, Oct. 7, 2026House of Representatives
  14. Oct 7, 2026Removed from table, Oct. 7, 2026House of Representatives
  15. Oct 20, 2026Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 20, 2026House of Representatives
  16. Oct 20, 2026Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 20, 2026House of Representatives
  17. Oct 20, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ....), Oct. 20, 2026House of Representatives
  18. Oct 21, 2026Re-reported as committed, Oct. 21, 2026House of Representatives
  19. Oct 21, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 21, 2026 (203-0)House of Representatives
  20. Oct 21, 2026In the SenateSenate
  21. Oct 21, 2026Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 21, 2026Senate
  22. Oct 21, 2026Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 21, 2026Senate
  23. Oct 21, 2026Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 21, 2026 (49-1)Senate
  24. Oct 21, 2026(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 21, 2026Senate
  25. Oct 21, 2026Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2026Senate
  26. Oct 22, 2026Signed in House, Oct. 22, 2026House of Representatives
  27. Oct 22, 2026Presented to the Governor, Oct. 22, 2026Governor
  28. Oct 22, 2026Approved by the Governor, Oct. 22, 2026Governor
  29. Oct 22, 2026Act No. 98 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026Governor