---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in volunteer firefighters, further providing for funds; and, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, providing for COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program."
description: "An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in volunteer firefighters, further providing for funds; and, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, providing for COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 1122"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1122 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pittman"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ead83a03-a335-48e1-af80-64440a9cb022"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1122"
source_hash: "f2e4c16379e1d8c7698584b10e112479b742b12b8728075f1fdf7a13fa5daf1d"
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 1122 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in volunteer firefighters, further providing for funds; and, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, providing for COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A05864** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1122&pn=1699&aYear=2019&an=05864)
2. **Printer's No. 1647** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1122&pn=1647)
3. **Printer's No. 1665** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1122&pn=1665)
4. **Printer's No. 1699** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1122&pn=1699)
5. **Printer's No. 1731** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1122&pn=1731)
6. **Senate Amendment A05353** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1122&pn=1647&aYear=2019&an=05353)
7. **Senate Amendment A05386** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1122&pn=1665&aYear=2019&an=05386)
8. **Senate Amendment A05566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1122&pn=1665&aYear=2019&an=05566)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Amendment A05353 — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS): Reported as Committed — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pittman — primary (person)
- A. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Arnold — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Disanto — cosponsor (person)
- Gordner — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- K. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Langerholc — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Yaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1647 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1665 Amended in Senate Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
- **2020-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1699 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1731 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-29T04:00:00+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/ead83a03-a335-48e1-af80-64440a9cb022`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).