PRINTER'S NO. 360
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.423
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, LANGERHOLC, BARTOLOTTA, BROWN, FONTANA,
PENNYCUICK, CULVER, COSTA, YAW, STEFANO, J. WARD, SANTARSIERO
AND MILLER, MARCH 10, 2025
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for
volunteer firefighters, volunteer special fire police
officers and volunteer emergency medical service technicians;
and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for
resident license and fee exemptions and for license costs and
fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2707.3. Volunteer firefighters, volunteer special fire police
officers and volunteer emergency medical service
technicians.
(a) Eligibility.--The commission or a county treasurer shall
issue one annual resident fishing license at a cost of $1 to any
person eligible for the license under section 2701 (relating to
resident fishing licenses) who provides documentation that for
at least the previous 12 months the person has been a volunteer
firefighter, volunteer special fire police officer or volunteer
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20 emergency medical service technician in good standing in this
Commonwealth.
(b) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations
to implement this section.
Section 2. Section 2706 of Title 34 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 2706. Resident license and fee exemptions.
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(i) Volunteer firefighter, volunteer special fire police
officer and volunteer emergency medical service technician
hunting licenses.--
(1) Volunteer firefighter, volunteer special fire police
officer and volunteer emergency medical service technician
hunting licenses shall be issued by the commission, county
treasurer or issuing agent to any person otherwise eligible
for a resident hunting license in this Commonwealth who
provides documentation that for at least the previous 12
months the person was a volunteer firefighter, volunteer
special fire police officer or volunteer emergency medical
service technician in good standing in this Commonwealth.
(2) The commission may promulgate regulations to
implement this subsection.
Section 3. Section 2709(a)(2) of Title 34 is amended by
adding subparagraphs to read:
§ 2709. License costs and fees.
(a) License costs.--Any person who qualifies under the
provisions of this chapter shall be issued the applicable
license upon payment of the following costs and the issuing
agent's fee:
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(vii) Volunteer firefighter hunting - $1.
(viii) Volunteer special fire police officer hunting
- $1.
(ix) Volunteer emergency medical service technician
hunting - $1.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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