Boback to Lead Voting Meeting of House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee

June 13, 2022

WHAT:   Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will lead a voting meeting to consider the following bills:

• Senate Bill 302, which would prohibit the use of Class B firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals for training or testing.
• Senate Bill 461, which would require Senate confirmation for the governor’s appointment of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) director.
• Senate Bill 849, which would clarify in statute that veterans with a medical discharge shall receive Veterans’ Preference.
• Senate Bill 861, which would enact the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act and enter the Commonwealth into the compact.
• Senate Bill 927, which would enhance the medical officer or health care officer incentive program.
• Senate Bill 1047, which would modernize the State Armory Board. 

WHO:   Boback and other committee members.

WHEN:   Wednesday, June 15, 9:15 a.m.

WHERE:   Room B-31, Main Capitol Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg. 

LIVE WEBSTREAMING:   PAHouseGOP.com.

Media contact:   Andy Briggs, 717-260-6474, abriggs@pahousegop.com.