---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for public safety facilities."
description: "An Act providing for public safety facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 748"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 748 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Argall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-06-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/829ebed2-f628-4fb6-9a4b-a3c105047ad1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=748"
source_hash: "dc8205137207350330059593733412379c8f15e1cf229568cf2db39861a0addd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 748 (2017-2018) — An Act providing for public safety facilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0748&pn=1009)
2. **Printer's No. 2021** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0748&pn=2021)
3. **Printer's No. 2095** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0748&pn=2095)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (STATE GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **175–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 748 PN 2021, 2017 A9569, WHEELAND — **191–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Argall — primary (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Gordner — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1009 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2021 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2095 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/829ebed2-f628-4fb6-9a4b-a3c105047ad1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).