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Committee clears bills authorizing municipalities to provide first‑responder memorials
Summary
The committee reported two senate bills (SB 972 and SB 993) that would allow municipalities to establish memorials honoring first responders; members agreed to consider the two bills together and reported them unanimously to the House floor.
Two senate bills (SB 972 and SB 993) dealing with municipal authority to provide memorials honoring first responders were called up together due to overlapping subject matter. Chairman Freeman explained the bills dealt with different codes but served the same purpose: to make explicit that boroughs and townships may provide memorials for first responders. Representative Salisbury noted uncertainty about whether municipalities were previously impeded from doing so; the committee concluded the bills would clarify authority and reported both bills to the House floor unanimously for consideration.
