HB 996 — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for basic life support ambulances.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-24
Latest action: — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 24, 2025
Sponsors
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — sponsor · 2025-03-24
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Dane Watro (R, PA-116) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Jack Rader (R, PA-176) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Martin T. Causer (R, PA-67) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Clint Owlett (R, PA-68) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Mike Jones (R, PA-93) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Bud Cook (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Wendy Fink (R, PA-94) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-03-24
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 24, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1085 · 1,263 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1085
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 996
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HAMM, GREINER, PICKETT, KAUFFMAN, SCIALABBA,
BERNSTINE, WATRO, KRUPA, ARMANINI, RADER, CAUSER, SMITH,
M. MACKENZIE, OWLETT, M. JONES AND COOK, MARCH 24, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 24, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system,
3 further providing for basic life support ambulances.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 8133(c)(2) of Title 35 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is repealed:
8 § 8133. Basic life support ambulances.
9 * * *
10 (c) Exceptions.--
11 * * *
12 [(2) This subsection shall expire April 29, 2027.]
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bud Cook (R, state_lower PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Clint Owlett (R, state_lower PA-68) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Dane Watro (R, state_lower PA-116) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jack Rader (R, state_lower PA-176) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Keith J. Greiner (R, state_lower PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Martin T. Causer (R, state_lower PA-67) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Mike Jones (R, state_lower PA-93) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Wendy Fink (R, state_lower PA-94) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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