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Kinkade said the bill would start with a $150,000 policy cap and a proposed $10 million transfer from the General Fund to seed the program. She said the $150,000 cap mirrors the mine-subsidence fund initially and that a governing board would periodically review solvency and coverage levels. Kinkade said the fund is intended to become self-sustaining through premiums, like the mine-subsidence model.

Committee members asked about agency involvement, startup costs and property-rights implications. Chairman Gillan asked whether agencies such as the treasurer's office, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had been consulted. Kinkade replied that the treasurer and agencies had \"weighed in\" and that the treasurer had offered language incorporated in an earlier amendment.

Representative Taycan and others described local experience with sinkholes and landslides, particularly in karst regions and southwestern Pennsylvania. Committee discussion noted that prior consideration in another committee produced some negative votes, but the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced the bill to the floor by roll call, 25 yes to 1 no. The transcript records no details of the lone no vote in committee.

The bill includes provisions to incentivize landslide and sinkhole mitigation plans (premium discounts for municipalities that adopt eligible mitigation plans) but does not mandate mitigation or change private property rights; Kinkade described mitigation plans as incentives that would entitle residents of a municipality to premium discounts if implemented. The committee did not finalize implementing regulations in session; the bill would require further steps if passed by the full House and the Senate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee -- June 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 589, sponsored by Rep. Kinkade, would create a state-run landslide and sinkhole insurance program modeled on the mine-subsidence fund; the committee advanced the bill after extensive discussion and a recorded 25–1 vote in committee.","taxTitle","Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, House of Representatives, Legislative, Pennsylvania","taxId",29249,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6184610,"Committee adopts amendment limiting state-park 15% discount to veterans, sends bill to the floor",335,347000,682000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087313-244280e8a6123202714063da8145c50f&start=347&end=682","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087313-244280e8a6123202714063da8145c50f/thumbnail_347000.jpg","/articles/6184610/Pennsylvania/Committee-adopts-amendment-limiting-state-park-15-discount-to-veterans-sends-bill-to-the-floor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184610-e1ed21d910d41eecdb4f6a7781d23380/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580451&Signature=j48ywTaDfV9Qcvl905iXNwGXGYjqZrJzJPs-HWVzHLnPNL~xzNFCWU5oP1RXl7v8RguhawgXJBdVluUT5GuJsZxxo~1twcpe3R-axT1Por0AZ3lMRSHalH0NPj~Oo~3N6Cdk99yW375K7FN4xkDB2h46EDZ5khYl9nDFa2aedseYeWV6zl0ZdpaqPMw0Wbe5yenFPZHHiPcq-RfS1Gc0DY0RcPEPDvVWBNS0QqI7nQjookvpl53QZDMCtSDmfmYhmz-5DE5XfyZYGMOo-9JW69saKQs2NxnKISNTWdFQRDt8sf9fgg3PuZdNuqg9aKIbm3by00kpXFPHRcTIQhowvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Stender offered Amendment 1336 to House Bill 1342 to specify that a 15% discount at state parks apply only to \"prices for picnic pavilions, picnic groves, overnight campsites, cabins, cottages, lodge rooms, and all other roofed overnight facilities\" and to limit eligibility to active duty members, reserve components including the National Guard, and former members whose last discharge was under conditions other than dishonorable. The committee adopted the amendment unanimously.

Representative Armanini, the bill sponsor, described HB 1342 as \"a simple bill\" to provide a 15% discount on state park activities, fees and charges for \"active duty, retired and disabled military personnel\" and said the bill is intended as \"a small way of giving back\" for service. Representative Haddock asked whether the amendment extended benefits to family members; Stender and the sponsor clarified the amendment restricts the discount to veterans themselves and would override family provisions in the underlying bill.

After adoption of the amendment, the committee moved the bill, as amended, to the House floor with no negative votes recorded in committee. No budget appropriation or implementation detail was decided in committee; the bill will proceed through the regular legislative process for further consideration.","The Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously adopted an amendment narrowing a proposed 15% state-park discount to veterans and advanced House Bill 1342 to the full House.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6184613,"House committee approves resolution designating Aug. 7 as Purple Heart Day in Pennsylvania",125,202000,327000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087313-244280e8a6123202714063da8145c50f&start=202&end=327","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087313-244280e8a6123202714063da8145c50f/thumbnail_202000.jpg","/articles/6184613/Pennsylvania/House-committee-approves-resolution-designating-Aug-7-as-Purple-Heart-Day-in-Pennsylvania","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184613-73d59174f25a1dd423927808cd779fb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580451&Signature=KglhZKuaeySyYdFIJC6Qti0sejpLDV4OFrhMNOfSuti5AEuxMPfKBLwjYJAdJMnUZyD34bWt~snffK4QsFOiggaxQxVd5Oz4tDSGY1ng-9qTFLtJgNwcMo6XKiMJMsRJK~lldvcax3C8oaBMhAkm9fB~vNVP9ZeWzioGeSfGnvQGI9nfO8tWi50gUIQvHUUW5bNBj7dzcwxRy3NNhOG9IrW5c3WZOhD4w82U5oFUMYG0uHna-yV9belc~Ks~C2gFr1U5apkTO86WEWFvRCYY7-ThNgDhlb2XFlWcp6rIfb64f7EWS5d74-h32kb2ZuwL3-yN-C78NPmMee-Be6nWbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Mackenzie, author of House Resolution 88, told the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee the resolution \"would designate 08/07/2025 to be known as Purple Heart Day in Pennsylvania.\" The committee advanced the resolution to the House floor with no negative votes.

The resolution, Mackenzie said, is intended to \"honor and recognize the sacrifice of all members of the military\" and to give \"a very special and deep debt of gratitude\" to those wounded or killed in combat and comfort to their families. Chairman Gillan added historical context, noting that Aug. 7 was chosen because of a connection to George Washington's Badge of Military Merit, a predecessor to the Purple Heart.

The committee did not take further substantive amendments or policy actions on HR 88; the recorded action was a committee referral to the floor for consideration by the full House. No debate beyond the sponsor remarks and brief committee comment was recorded in the transcript.

The resolution does not create a program or appropriate funds; it is a formal recognition measure scheduled for floor consideration.","The Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced House Resolution 88, authored by Rep. Mackenzie, to the full House after brief remarks and unanimous approval in committee.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances bill to create state landslide and sinkhole insurance fund with $10 million seed; passes 25–1

Committee adopts amendment limiting state-park 15% discount to veterans, sends bill to the floor

House committee approves resolution designating Aug. 7 as Purple Heart Day in Pennsylvania