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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 470: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for firefighter and emergency service training and establishing the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and the Fire Training Fund.

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

SB 470 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for firefighter and emergency service training and establishing the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and the Fire Training Fund. Primary sponsor: Michele Brooks (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 26, 2025): Re-referred to Appropriations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michele BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Lindsey WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“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. Re-referred to Appropriations
  2. Second consideration
  3. First consideration
  4. Reported as committed
  5. Referred to Education

Sources

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