Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 10 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 89 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, providing for compensation to volunteer fire companies for equipment or infrastructure failures.

Last action — Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · 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.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

1 change Share ↗

Compared against the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill introduces a new requirement for compensation to volunteer fire companies for equipment or infrastructure failures related to local exchange telecommunications companies.

  • 66 Pa.C.S. § 3020

    § 3020. Compensation to volunteer fire companies for equipment or infrastructure failures. (a) Compensation.--If a local exchange telecommunications company's equipment or infrastructure failure results in the active deployment of a volunteer firefighter to the site of the failure, the company shall physically respond to the site of the failure within 90 minutes of receipt of notice of the failure. A local exchange telecommunications company that fails to physically respond within 90 minutes as required under this subsection shall pay compensation to the volunteer fire company at a rate of $1,000 for each hour of active deployment of a volunteer firefighter. (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Volunteer fire company." As defined in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7802 (relating to definitions). "Volunteer firefighter." As defined in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7412 (relating to definitions).

    This section establishes a new law requiring telecommunications companies to compensate volunteer fire companies for their response to equipment failures.

Action History

  1. Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 241 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 89?
HB 89 is sponsored by Clint Owlett (Republican), Tina Pickett (Republican), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), Jacob D. Banta (Republican), Ryan Warner (Republican), Danilo Burgos (Democratic), Brian Smith (Republican), Milou Mackenzie (Republican), Brenda M. Pugh (Republican), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), and Jamie Walsh (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 89?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 89?
Track HB 89 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 89

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 89

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →