SB 1261 — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies; and, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for publication and notice and for award of grants, repealing provisions relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program, to expiration of authority relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program and to expiration of authority relating to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program and further providing for annual reports.
Congress · introduced 2026-04-01
Latest action: — First consideration, April 21, 2026
Sponsors
- Doug Mastriano (R, PA-33) — sponsor · 2026-04-01
- Camera Bartolotta (R, PA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-04-01
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, April 1, 2026
- · senate — Reported as amended, April 21, 2026
- · senate — First consideration, April 21, 2026
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
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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 | Doug Mastriano (R, state_upper PA-33) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Camera Bartolotta (R, state_upper PA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg