Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 13 R cosponsors

HB 712 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in service and facilities, providing for reports of 911 system outages to commission.

Last action — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Feb. 24, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Informing PUC of 911 landline system outage (former HB 1624)

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Feb. 24, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

240 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 712 do?
Informing PUC of 911 landline system outage (former HB 1624)
Who sponsors HB 712?
HB 712 is sponsored by Joe Hamm (Republican), Perry A. Stambaugh (Republican), Tina Pickett (Republican), Martin T. Causer (Republican), Andrew Kuzma (Republican), David H. Zimmerman (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Clint Owlett (Republican), Bud Cook (Republican), Robert Leadbeter (Republican), Brenda M. Pugh (Republican), Jonathan Fritz (Republican), and Mark M. Gillen (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 712?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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