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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2848: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants and providing for small fire companies and for consolidation grants; establishing the Small Fire Company Safety Grant, the Initial Consolidation Grant, the Subsequent Consolidation Grant and the Sustainability Consolidation Grant; and imposing duties on the State Fire Commissioner.

In committee 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 2848 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants and providing for small fire companies and for consolidation grants; establishing the Small Fire Company Safety Grant, the Initial Consolidation Grant, the Subsequent Consolidation Grant and the Sustainability Consolidation Grant; and imposing duties on the State Fire Commissioner. Primary sponsor: Brenda Pugh (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 9, 2026): Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brenda PughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Dane WatroCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116

“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

Sources

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