Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1491: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions, for emergency medical services system programs and for duties of department; establishing the State EMS Advisory Board; and further providing for emergency medical services patient care reports, for funding, for notification of trauma center closure, for State Advisory Board, for regional emergency medical services councils, for comprehensive plan, for contracts and grants and for scholarships for recruitment, training and retention.

In committee Last action May 21, 2025: Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Plain-language summary

HB 1491 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions, for emergency medical services system programs and for duties of department; establishing the State EMS Advisory Board; and further providing for emergency medical services patient care reports, for funding, for notification of trauma center closure, for State Advisory Board, for regional emergency medical services councils, for comprehensive plan, for contracts and grants and for scholarships for recruitment, training and retention. Primary sponsor: Marty Causer (Republican). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2025): Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Marty Causer (Republican). 19 co-sponsors.