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SB923 • 2025

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to emergency management services, providing for exemption of records from access.

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to emergency management services, providing for exemption of records from access.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SCHWANK
Last action
2026-06-22
Official status
Re-reported as committed, June 22, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to emergency management services, providing for exemption of records from access.

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to emergency management services, providing for exemption of records from access.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to emergency management services, providing for exemption of records from access.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-22 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, June 22, 2026

  2. 2026-06-10 S

    Second consideration, June 10, 2026

  3. 2026-06-10 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 10, 2026

  4. 2026-04-21 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Reported as committed, April 21, 2026

  5. 2026-04-21 S

    First consideration, April 21, 2026

  6. 2025-07-15 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, July 15, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to emergency management services, providing for exemption of records from access.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 1055
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 923
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, FONTANA AND MALONE, JULY 15, 2025
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
JULY 15, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating
to emergency management services, providing for exemption of
records from access.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 7715. Exemption of records from access .
Records of a volunteer EMS company, volunteer fire company or
a volunteer rescue company, as those terms are defined in
section 7802 (relating to definitions), and volunteer
firefighters' relief association, as defined under section 7412
(relating to definitions), are exempt from access under the
provisions of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known
as the Right-to-Know Law , except that section 506(d) of the
Right-to-Know Law shall apply to a volunteer EMS company,
volunteer fire company or a volunteer rescue company that
contracts with a Commonwealth agency or local agency.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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