SB1130 • 2025

An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, further providing for prohibition.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: SCHWANK
Last action: 2026-01-12
Official status: Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 12, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, further providing for prohibition.

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An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, further providing for prohibition.

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Bill History

2026-01-12 CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 12, 2026

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, further providing for prohibition.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1386
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1130
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, SAVAL, VOGEL,
MILLER AND KANE, JANUARY 12, 2026
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 12, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156),
entitled "An act relating to confidential security
information of public utilities; and imposing penalties,"
further providing for prohibition.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5 of the act of November 29, 2006
(P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential
Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, is amended to
read:
Section 5. Prohibition.
(a) General rule.--[An] Except as provided under subsection
(b), an agency shall not release, publish or otherwise disclose
a public utility record or portion thereof which contains
confidential security information, in accordance with the
provisions of this act.
(b) Exception.--
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an agency may, after
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notification and consultation with the public utility,
disclose a public utility record or portion thereof which
contains confidential security information, in accordance
with the provisions of this act, that is necessary for
construction, renovation or remodeling work on any public
building or project. Release or disclosure of such records or
portions thereof for these purposes does not constitute
prohibited disclosure under subsection (a) and does not
result in such records or portions thereof becoming public
records subject to the provisions of the act of June 21, 1957
(P.L.390, No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law.
(2) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply
to the following:
(i) A public utility record or portion thereof which
contains confidential security information that is
related to an accident investigation conducted by the
National Transportation Safety Board.
(ii) (Reserved).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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