Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB1328: An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.
Status: Signed into law, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the amended text, October 20, 2026:
HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1720, 1983 PRINTER'S NO. 2059 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, PISCIOTTANO, KANE, TARTAGLIONE, CAPPELLETTI, HAYWOOD, ROBINSON, COSTA, VOGEL, SCHWANK, L. WILLIAMS AND PICOZZI, MAY 20, 2026 AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OCTOBER 20, 2026 Requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Utility Worksite Automated External Defibrillator Safety Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED." A portable device that uses electric shock to restore a stable heart rhythm to an individual in cardiac arrest. "CPR." Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. "Department." The Department of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth. "Lineworker." An employee or contractor who performs or supervises construction, maintenance, repair or operation of overhead or underground electric utility lines or related electrical equipment. "Mutual assistance event." An event during which a utility activates a mutual assistance agreement or participates in an established mutual assistance network, including through …
Sponsors
- Camera Bartolotta (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Nickolas Pisciottano (D, 45)
- John Kane (D, 9)
- Christine Tartaglione (D, 2)
- Amanda Cappelletti (D, 17)
- Arthur Haywood (D, 4)
- Devlin Robinson (R, 37)
- Jay Costa (D, 43)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
- Lindsey Williams (D, 38)
- Joseph Picozzi (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Act No. 111 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026
- : Approved by the Governor, Oct. 22, 2026
- : Presented to the Governor, Oct. 22, 2026
- : Signed in House, Oct. 22, 2026
- : Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2026
- : (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 21, 2026
- : Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 21, 2026 (48-2)
- : Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 21, 2026
- : Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 21, 2026
- : In the Senate
Votes
- Senate Rules & Executive Nominations: Re-Reported as Committed (October 21, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Floor: SB1328, RC 610 (October 21, 2026): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Floor: SB1328, RC 1612 (October 21, 2026): 197 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (October 21, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor: SB1328, RC 1559 (October 20, 2026): 100 yea, 103 nay, failed
- House Floor: SB1328, RC 1558 (October 20, 2026): 203 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Common questions
- What is SB1328?
- SB1328 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.
- What is the status of SB1328?
- Signed into law as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 111 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026 (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1328?
- Camera Bartolotta (R, 46), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1328?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1328
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