2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 427

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, providing for burial benefits.

Out of committee Last action February 4, 2025: Laid on the table

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 13

Prime sponsor

Craig Staats

Cosponsors (12)

David Rowe, Jared Solomon, Joe Ciresi, Joe Hamm, Kristin Marcell, Lindsay Powell, Mark Gillen, R. Lee James, Scott Conklin, Shelby Labs, Steven Mentzer, Tina Pickett

Status

Out of committee as of February 4, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 1

February 4, 2025House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Report Bill As CommittedPassed26–0

yes (26) Abby Major, Amen Brown, Brian Munroe, Charity Krupa, Chris Pielli, Christina Sappey, Craig Williams, Dane Watro, Greg Scott, Jacob Banta, Jared Solomon, Jennifer O'Mara, Jill Cooper, Jim Haddock, Jim Rigby, Joe Hamm, Joe Kerwin, Joe Webster, John Inglis Iii, Josh Bashline, Lisa Borowski, Mark Gillen, Michael Stender, Nancy Guenst, Paul Takac, Sean Dougherty

Official roll call

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
February 4, 2025	House	Laid on the table
February 4, 2025	House	First consideration
February 4, 2025	House	Reported as committed
January 31, 2025	House	Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.