Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB237: An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for title of act, for application and authority for payment and eligibility and amount of benefit and for definitions.
Status: In committee, April 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act providing for the payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or children or parents of firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad members, law enforcement officers or National Guard members who die as a result of the performance of their duties," further providing for title of act, for application and authority for payment and eligibility and amount of benefit and for definitions. This act may be referred to as Bryan's Law.
From the introduced text, March 25, 2025:
An act providing for the payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or children or parents of firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad members, law enforcement officers or National Guard members who die as a result of the performance of their duties," further providing for title of act, for application and authority for payment and eligibility and amount of benefit and for definitions. This act may be referred to as Bryan's Law. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The title of the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, is amended to read: Providing for the payment of death benefits to [the surviving spouse or children or parents of] firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad members, law enforcement officers [or], National Guard members [who die] or a surviving spouse, children or parents after death or suicide as a result of the performance of [their] the firefighters', ambulance service or rescue squad members', law enforcement officers' or National Guard members' duties. Section 2. Section 1 of the act is amended by adding a subsection to read: Section 1. * * * (a.2) A firefighter, ambulance service or rescue squad member, law enforcement officer, certified hazardous material response team member , …