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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 996: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for basic life support ambulances.

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 996 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 24, 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 basic life support ambulances. Primary sponsor: Joe Hamm (Republican). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 8, 2026): Laid on the table.

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 2 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe HammPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Mike ArmaniniCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Aaron BernstineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Marty CauserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Bud CookCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Wendy FinkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Keith GreinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Mike JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Charity KrupaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131
Clint OwlettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Jack RaderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse176
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Stephenie ScialabbaCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brian SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
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. Laid on the table
  2. Re-reported as committed
  3. Re-committed to Rules
  4. First consideration
  5. Reported as amended
  6. Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Sources

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