Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

SB 491 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for network modernization plans and for additional powers and duties of commission.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Feb. 4, 2026

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Modernization of Telecommunication Regulations for the Advancement of Broadband

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Feb. 4, 2026

  2. First consideration, Oct. 28, 2025

  3. Reported as committed, Oct. 28, 2025

  4. Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, March 21, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 245 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (245)

245 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 491 do?
Modernization of Telecommunication Regulations for the Advancement of Broadband
Who sponsors SB 491?
SB 491 is sponsored by Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Greg Rothman (Republican), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), and Judy Ward (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 491?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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