Mar. 02, 2020
HARRISBURG - Legislation authored by Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill) to eliminate a licensee surcharge only to national veterans’ organizations and volunteer fire companies passed the House unanimously in January and is before the Senate Law and Justice Committee for consideration.
“It is my hope that the committee will act on this bill when they return to session later this month,” said Knowles. “This commonsense legislation is to lend a much needed helping hand to our veterans and firefighters.”
House Bill 1048 would amend
Act 39 of 2016 that requires a $700 renewal surcharge for all licenses that are renewed or validated on an annual basis.
Knowles bill is part of the House’s continued commitment to supporting first responders – the “helpers and heroes” of our communities. The House is working to complete work on more than a dozen measurers designed to boost volunteerism, offer more flexibility in funding and assure better access to training.
“The number of volunteer responders is shrinking at an alarming rate,” said Knowles. “We owe it to them to do everything in our power to grow their ranks in order to ensure responders will always be there to answer the call.”
For more information about this legislation, or any other legislative topic, contact Knowles’ district office in Tamaqua at 570-668-1240, or in Hamburg at 610-562-3411. Information can also be found online at
RepKnowles.com or
Facebook.com/RepKnowles.
Representative Jerry Knowles
124th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Rick Leiner
717.260.6437
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RepKnowles.com /
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