SB 980 — 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 providing for protection against PFAS chemicals and for firefighting protective equipment; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants; and imposing penalties.
Congress · introduced 2025-08-25
Latest action: — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 22, 2026
Sponsors
- Gene Yaw (R, PA-23) — sponsor · 2025-08-25
- Nick Miller (D, PA-14) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- James ANDREW Malone (D, PA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Devlin J. Robinson (R, PA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Sharif Street (D, PA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
- Steven J. Santarsiero (D, PA-10) — cosponsor · 2025-08-25
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Aug. 25, 2025
- · senate — Reported as amended, April 21, 2026
- · senate — First consideration, April 21, 2026
- · senate — Second consideration, April 22, 2026
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 22, 2026
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Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 2 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Committees
→ Referred to committee 2 edges
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 | Gene Yaw (R, state_upper PA-23) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Devlin J. Robinson (R, state_upper PA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | James ANDREW Malone (D, state_upper PA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, state_upper PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Nick Miller (D, state_upper PA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sharif Street (D, state_upper PA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Steven J. Santarsiero (D, state_upper PA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | 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 Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg