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Bill	An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for scope of subchapter, for legislative findings and declaration of purpose, for definitions, for assistance to volunteer fire companies, ambulance service and rescue squads, for Volunteer Companies Loan Fund, for powers and duties of office, for disposition and use of proceeds, for Volunteer Company Loan Sinking Fund and investments, for repayment obligations for principal and interest, for temporary financing authorization, for authorization of contracts, reimbursement procedure and amount and for reimbursement procedure and amount, providing for referendum to expand loan assistance and for annual report and distribution of information, further providing for definitions and for State Fire Commissioner, providing for curriculum and training and further providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, for Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and for Fire Safety Advisory Committee; in volunteer firefighters, further providing for definitions, for statement of purpose, for funds and for audits and providing for fire relief formula study; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for establishment, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for establishment, for publication and notice and for award of grants, providing for consolidation incentive, further providing for Fire Company Grant Program, for Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program, for additional funding, for allocation of appropriated funds, for expiration of authority and for special provisions and providing for annual reports; in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for definitions, for program authorization, for real property tax credit and for rejection and appeal; and making editorial changes.	An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for scope of subchapter, for legislative findings and declaration of purpose, for definitions, for assistance to volunteer fire companies, ambulance service and rescue squads, for Volunteer Companies Loan Fund, for powers and duties of office, for disposition and use of proceeds, for Volunteer Company Loan Sinking Fund and investments, for repayment obligations for principal and interest, for temporary financing authorization, for authorization of contracts, reimbursement procedure and amount and for reimbursement procedure and amount, providing for referendum to expand loan assistance and for annual report and distribution of information, further providing for definitions and for State Fire Commissioner, providing for curriculum and training and further providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, for Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and for Fire Safety Advisory Committee; in volunteer firefighters, further providing for definitions, for statement of purpose, for funds and for audits and providing for fire relief formula study; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for establishment, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for establishment, for publication and notice and for award of grants, providing for consolidation incentive, further providing for Fire Company Grant Program, for Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program, for additional funding, for allocation of appropriated funds, for expiration of authority and for special provisions and providing for annual reports; in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for definitions, for program authorization, for real property tax credit and for rejection and appeal; and making editorial changes.	us/states/pa	Pennsylvania General Assembly	2019-2020	HB 1673	Pennsylvania HB 1673 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Farry	9	23	7	2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00	2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/ab8e575c-b58e-4f7e-b836-82f47fd162d0	http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1673	005d87ddb69cb4b69548bc944b7c36f7459c77f2ead1cfeb63ba9517144d6e77	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-pa

Pennsylvania HB 1673 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for scope of subchapter, for legislative findings and declaration of purpose, for definitions, for assistance to volunteer fire companies, ambulance service and rescue squads, for Volunteer Companies Loan Fund, for powers and duties of office, for disposition and use of proceeds, for Volunteer Company Loan Sinking Fund and investments, for repayment obligations for principal and interest, for temporary financing authorization, for authorization of contracts, reimbursement procedure and amount and for reimbursement procedure and amount, providing for referendum to expand loan assistance and for annual report and distribution of information, further providing for definitions and for State Fire Commissioner, providing for curriculum and training and further providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, for Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and for Fire Safety Advisory Committee; in volunteer firefighters, further providing for definitions, for statement of purpose, for funds and for audits and providing for fire relief formula study; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for establishment, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for establishment, for publication and notice and for award of grants, providing for consolidation incentive, further providing for Fire Company Grant Program, for Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program, for additional funding, for allocation of appropriated funds, for expiration of authority and for special provisions and providing for annual reports; in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for definitions, for program authorization, for real property tax credit and for rejection and appeal; and making editorial changes.

Version chain

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

1. House Amendment A03281 (committee substitute) — source
2. Printer's No. 2231 (committee substitute) — source
3. Printer's No. 2762 (committee substitute) — source
4. Printer's No. 4474 (committee substitute) — source
5. Printer's No. 4563 (committee substitute) — source
6. Printer's No. 4573 (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate Amendment A07579 (committee substitute) — source
8. Senate Amendment A07739 (committee substitute) — source
9. Senate Amendment A07775 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1673 PN 4474, A7739, REGAN AMENDMENT NO. A-7739 — 30–19 (pass) · upper
• HB 1673 PN 4573, CONCUR — 201–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1673 PN 2231, 2019 A3281, FARRY — 200–0 (pass) · lower
• FINAL PASSAGE — 196–0 (pass) · lower
• Committee vote (VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS): Reported as Amended — 11–0 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — 23–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Farry — primary (person)
• Barrar — cosponsor (person)
• Brown — cosponsor (person)
• Causer — cosponsor (person)
• Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
• D. Miller — cosponsor (person)
• Delloso — cosponsor (person)
• Deluca — cosponsor (person)
• Digirolamo — cosponsor (person)
• Dowling — cosponsor (person)
• Dunbar — cosponsor (person)
• Freeman — cosponsor (person)
• Galloway — cosponsor (person)
• Helm — cosponsor (person)
• Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
• Kirkland — cosponsor (person)
• Kortz — cosponsor (person)
• Kulik — cosponsor (person)
• Longietti — cosponsor (person)
• Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
• Mehaffie — cosponsor (person)
• Millard — cosponsor (person)
• Mullins — cosponsor (person)
• O'Mara — cosponsor (person)
• Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
• Quinn — cosponsor (person)
• Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
• Sainato — cosponsor (person)
• Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
• Schmitt — cosponsor (person)
• Staats — cosponsor (person)
• Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
• T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas — cosponsor (person)
• Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
• Ullman — cosponsor (person)
• Warner — cosponsor (person)
• Webster — cosponsor (person)
• Youngblood — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 PN 2231 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS referral-committee
• 2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00 Reported as committed committee-passage
• 2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00 Laid on the table
• 2019-09-25T04:00:00+00:00 Removed from table
• 2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00 PN 2762 Second consideration, with amendments reading-2
• 2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2019-10-23T04:00:00+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
• 2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00 PN 4474 Reported as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00 PN 4563 Second consideration, with amendments reading-2
• 2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 PN 4573 Re-reported as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to RULES referral-committee
• 2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported on concurrence, as committed committee-passage
• 2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments
• 2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in House
• 2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in Senate
• 2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00 Presented to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ab8e575c-b58e-4f7e-b836-82f47fd162d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).