HB 471 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veterans' organizations, further providing for grants to veterans' service officer programs.

Bill text

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PRINTER'S NO.    454

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 471
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, MAYES,
        FREEMAN, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, GALLAGHER, KHAN,
        DALEY, DONAHUE, STEELE, BOROWSKI, HOHENSTEIN AND DEASY,
        FEBRUARY 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 4, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in veterans' organizations, further
 3      providing for grants to veterans' service officer programs.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Section 9304 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
 8   § 9304.    Grants to veterans' service officer programs.
 9      * * *
10      (a.1)    Transfer.--The sum of $1,000,000 is transferred from
11   the General Fund to the department for use under this section.
12      * * *
13      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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1. 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg
2. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by G. Roni Green (cosponsor) · sponsorship
3. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Pat Gallagher (cosponsor) · sponsorship
4. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by III John C. Inglis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
5. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Jose Giral (cosponsor) · sponsorship
6. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Lisa A. Borowski (cosponsor) · sponsorship
7. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Daniel J. Deasy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
8. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Jeanne McNeill (cosponsor) · sponsorship
9. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Scott Conklin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
10. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Benjamin V. Sanchez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
11. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Carol Hill-Evans (cosponsor) · sponsorship
12. 2025-02-04 · sponsored by Brandon J. Markosek (sponsor) · sponsorship
13. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Kyle Donahue (cosponsor) · sponsorship
14. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by La'Tasha D. Mayes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
15. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Mary Jo Daley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
16. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
17. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Tarik Khan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
18. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Joseph C. Hohenstein (cosponsor) · sponsorship
19. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Robert Freeman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
20. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Mandy Steele (cosponsor) · sponsorship
21. 2025-02-04 · cosponsored by Melissa Cerrato (cosponsor) · sponsorship