PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2262
PRINTER'S NO. 2971
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1972
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, MILLARD, PENNYCUICK,
C. WILLIAMS, POLINCHOCK, OBERLANDER, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
T. DAVIS, FLOOD, LEWIS DELROSSO, SHUSTERMAN, HOWARD, GILLEN,
M. MACKENZIE AND WELBY, OCTOBER 13, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 12, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and
Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further
providing for definitions and providing for veterans' homes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1701 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1701. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commission." The State Veterans' Commission established by
this chapter.
"Community-based palliative care." Nonhospital specialized
medical care for people living with a serious illness provided
through clinics, nursing and other assisted care facilities and
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