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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 980: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies and for State Fire Commissioner and providing for protection against PFAS chemicals and for firefighting protective equipment; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants; and imposing penalties.

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

SB 980 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on August 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies and for State Fire Commissioner and providing for protection against PFAS chemicals and for firefighting protective equipment; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for award of grants; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Gene Yaw (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 7, 2026): Re-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 6 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gene YawPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Frank FarryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
James MaloneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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 Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
  2. Reported with request to re-refer to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
  3. Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection
  4. Third consideration and final passage
  5. Amended on third consideration
  6. Re-reported as amended
  7. Re-referred to Appropriations
  8. Second consideration
  9. First consideration
  10. Reported as amended
  11. Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Sources

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