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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation SB35

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Legislation Overview

Title: In emergency management services, further providing for definitions and for purposes of part; providing for penalty for false application; extensively revising provisions relating to Commonwealth services and to local organizations and services; further providing for disaster duties, for acceptance, for interstate arrangements, for immunity, for special powers, for workers' compensation and for penalties; providing for authority of Federal law enforcement officers, for confidentiality, for adverse interests and for public health emergency measures; establishing a system for the use of volunteer health practitioners; providing reasonable safeguards to assure that health practitioners are appropriately licensed and regulated to protect the public's health; providing for limitations on civil liability and for applicability of workers' compensation and occupational disease law; repealing act 227 of 2002.

Description: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency management services, further providing for definitions and for purposes of part; providing for penalty for false application; extensively revising provisions relating to Commonwealth services and to local organizations and services; further providing for disaster duties, for acceptance, for interstate arrangements, for immunity, for special powers, for workers' compensation and for penalties; providing for authority of Federal law enforcement officers, for confidentiality, for adverse interests and for public health emergency measures; establishing a system for the use of volunteer health practitioners; providing reasonable safeguards to assure that health practitioners are appropriately licensed and regulated to protect the public's health; providing for limitations on civil liability and for applicability of workers' compensation and occupational disease law; repealing act 227 of 2002.

Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Last Action Date: February 11, 2015

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: Lisa Baker; Randy Vulakovich; John Eichelberger; Gene Yaw; Wayne Fontana; Judy Schwank; Lisa Boscola; John Yudichak; Richard Alloway; John Rafferty; Dominic Pileggi; Kim Ward; Patrick Browne;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 26% (13 of 50)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 11, 2015 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

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Link: link to state bill page

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