Senate Bill 980 Printer's Number 1975

PENNSYLVANIA, September 28 - PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1122, 1624, 1969

PRINTER'S NO. 1975

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

980

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY YAW, MILLER, MALONE, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK,

PENNYCUICK, STEFANO, J. WARD, CULVER, VOGEL, ROBINSON, FARRY,

STREET AND SANTARSIERO, AUGUST 25, 2025

AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026

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.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 7364(a)(3) of Title 35 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 7364. Assistance to fire companies and EMS companies.

(a) General rule.--The office is authorized, upon

application of any fire company or EMS company, to make loans

for the following purposes:

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(3) Purchasing protective, accessory or communication

equipment. No fire company or EMS company shall receive a

loan for protective, accessory or communicative equipment

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