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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1485: An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for death benefits for public works employees, coroners and staff persons and for definitions; and making an editorial change.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1485 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for death benefits for public works employees, coroners and staff persons and for definitions; and making an editorial change. Primary sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2026): Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe CiresiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Dave DellosoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse162
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Joe McAndrewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Local Government

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source