---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services."
description: "An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1459"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1459 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schlossberg"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2de35706-f0ee-4bec-9a16-b928c440a8f2"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1459"
source_hash: "f0970704b7daaeac59e976bed777ea97d5a112d53dbe9d5728639e8364030d49"
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 HB 1459 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; providing for emergency responder mental wellness and stress management; establishing the Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program; providing for duties of the Secretary of Health and the Department of Health; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for immunity from civil liability; and, in emergency medical services system, further providing for support of emergency medical services.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A02667** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1459&pn=1826&aYear=2019&an=02667)
2. **House Amendment A02872** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1459&pn=1826&aYear=2019&an=02872)
3. **House Amendment A03563** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1459&pn=2569&aYear=2019&an=03563)
4. **Printer's No. 1826** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1459&pn=1826)
5. **Printer's No. 2569** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1459&pn=2569)
6. **Printer's No. 2816** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1459&pn=2816)
7. **Printer's No. 3945** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1459&pn=3945)
8. **Printer's No. 4149** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1459&pn=4149)
9. **Senate Amendment A05528** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1459&pn=2816&aYear=2019&an=05528)
10. **Senate Amendment A06034** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1459&pn=2816&aYear=2019&an=06034)
11. **Senate Amendment A06705** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1459&pn=3945&aYear=2019&an=06705)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **198–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1459 PN 2569, 2019 A3563, SCHLOSSBERG — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1459 PN 2569, 2019 A3563, SUSP RULES, SCHLOSSBERG — **194–6** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1459 PN 4149, CONCUR — **201–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Schlossberg — primary (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
- Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Davidson — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Donatucci — cosponsor (person)
- Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Galloway — cosponsor (person)
- Hanbidge — cosponsor (person)
- Harkins — cosponsor (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Innamorato — cosponsor (person)
- Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Kirkland — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Kulik — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Malagari — cosponsor (person)
- Mcclinton — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Mara — cosponsor (person)
- Otten — cosponsor (person)
- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
- Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- Rabb — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Sainato — cosponsor (person)
- Samuelson — cosponsor (person)
- Sappey — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Sims — cosponsor (person)
- Solomon — cosponsor (person)
- T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Youngblood — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1826 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2569 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2816 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3945 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4149 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+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/2de35706-f0ee-4bec-9a16-b928c440a8f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).