Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) and Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) voted in favor of House Bill 911 June 25.

House Bill 911 updates the state's 911 system and preserves the City of Bethlehem's and the City of Allentown's stand-alone 911 system with the goal of creating a regional Lehigh Valley 911 Center with Lehigh and Northampton Counties. The bill received a unanimous vote and will be sent to the Governor for his signature.

Representatives from the cities of Bethlehem and Allentown and counties of Lehigh and Northampton will be commissioning an independent study to evaluate the four 911 centers. The study will explore how the cities and counties can work together as a region.