Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1858: 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, extending the payment of death benefits to surviving spouse or children or parents of corrections officers; and making editorial changes.
Status: In committee, September 10, 2025
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," extending the payment of death benefits to surviving spouse or children or parents of corrections officers; and making editorial changes.
From the introduced text, September 10, 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," extending the payment of death benefits to surviving spouse or children or parents of corrections officers; and making editorial changes. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The title and section 1(a) introductory paragraph, (a.1), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, are 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 or corrections officers who die as a result of the performance of their duties. Section 1. (a) In the event a law enforcement officer, ambulance service or rescue squad member, firefighter, certified hazardous material response team member, member of the Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol [or], National Guard member or corrections officer dies as a result of the performance of [his] the individual's duties, an application, including a certification of death, shall be made to …