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Appropriations Committee unanimously reports package of bills ranging from deployed‑military custody rules to a statewide stroke registry
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously voted to report a multi‑bill package covering custody for deployed military personnel, abandoned‑vehicle processing, trades training programs, overdose reporting, a statewide stroke registry, fire and EMS grant reporting, creation of a digital forgery offense, and expanded pathways to CPA licensure.
Chairman Harris called up a package of bills and the committee voted to report the package to the House floor with no recorded opposition from either party.
Committee staff provided brief summaries of the bills included in the package. Highlights presented to the committee included:
• House Bill 4‑14: Amends Title 23 to clarify custody matters involving deployed military personnel.
• House Bill 593: Creates a timeline and requires PennDOT to take steps to process abandoned vehicles and issue certificates of salvage.
• House Bill 16‑26 and House Bill 16‑27: Make permanent career and technical center training programs for barbers and cosmetologists, respectively.
• Senate Bill 89: Amends the Overdose Mapping Act to add emergency medical services (EMS) providers as authorized users and requires those providers to report known or suspected overdoses.
• Senate Bill 232: Expands access to discounted annual fishing licenses and provides free annual fishing licenses to certain veterans.
• Senate Bill 411: Amends the Stroke System of Care Act to establish a statewide stroke registry.
• Senate Bill 466: Amends Title 35 to require grant reporting, provide for fire suppression credits, and codify provisions related to fire and EMS grant programs.
• Senate Bill 518: Repeals certain provisions in Title 34 related to refusing to answer questions from the Pennsylvania Game Commission and makes changes to gaming commission membership and reporting requirements (as described in the committee summary).
• Senate Bill 649: Creates a new offense of digital forgery.
• Senate Bill 719: Establishes additional pathways to CPA licensure, eases interstate mobility, and provides more time to pass the CPA exam.
The committee member speaking on behalf of House Republicans said, “No discussion, mister chairman, on this package of bills. Republicans will be voting in the affirmative.” Chairman Harris then announced that the bills “will all pass this committee unanimously and be re referred back to the floor.” The transcript does not include an itemized roll‑call vote by name in the committee record provided.
Next steps: the package was reported from the Appropriations Committee and will be returned to the House floor for further action and any subsequent floor votes.
