---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act, further providing for standards for Class VI buildings."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act, further providing for standards for Class VI buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 563"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 563 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laughlin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1f33de2-16db-4a10-8eb1-1304c6cb5003"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=563"
source_hash: "6b05b6e7d12a0d5f5622d413cf96c59eb15a4a03091d9bfe629b594bcaea7ab1"
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 563 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act, further providing for standards for Class VI buildings.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0609** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0563&pn=0609)
2. **Printer's No. 1588** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0563&pn=1588)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 563 PN 1588, Concur in House Amendments — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 563 PN 609, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laughlin — primary (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Cappelletti — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0609 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1588 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 42 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1f33de2-16db-4a10-8eb1-1304c6cb5003`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).