Pennsylvania Extends Basic Life Support Ambulance Exception Expiration to April 2032

Original title: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for basic life support ambulances.

Last action · September 8, 2026: Laid on the table, Sept. 8, 2026Sponsors: Joe Hamm and 19 others

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 996 extends the expiration date for specific basic life support ambulance exceptions under Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes from April 29, 2027, to April 29, 2032.

Why it matters

Extends the regulatory timeline for basic life support ambulance exemptions by five years, affecting operational compliance periods for emergency medical service providers across the state.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Emergency Medical Services providers

Operating under basic life support ambulance exceptions are subject to an extended expiration date of April 29, 2032.

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What does House Bill 996 change?

It extends the expiration date for basic life support ambulance exceptions from April 29, 2027, to April 29, 2032.

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This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.

Procedural history

6 actions

Sep 8, 2026House
Laid on the table, Sept. 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026HouseCommittee
Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2026
Jun 30, 2026House
Re-committed to RULES, June 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026HouseIntroduced
First consideration, June 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026House
Reported as amended, June 30, 2026
Mar 24, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 24, 2025

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Comparing Printer's No. 1085 → Printer's No. 3728

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1085 PRINTER'S NO. 3728 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 996 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY HAMM, GREINER, PICKETT, KAUFFMAN, SCIALABBA, BERNSTINE, WATRO, KRUPA, ARMANINI, RADER, CAUSER, SMITH, M. MACKENZIE, OWLETT, M. JONES AND JONES, COOK, FINK, K. HARRIS, ROWE AND SANCHEZ, MARCH 24, 2025 REFERRED TO AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 24, 2025 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 30, 2026 AN ACT Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for basic life support ambulances. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 8133(c)(2) of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is repealed: repealed AMENDED TO READ: § 8133. Basic life support ambulances. * * * (c) Exceptions.-- * * * [(2) This subsection shall expire April 29, 2027.] [2027] 2032.] Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.<-- <-- <--

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