Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

SB 923 — 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.

Last action — Re-reported as committed

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill allows certain emergency management service records to be exempt from public access.

This bill amends Pennsylvania's health and safety regulations to exempt specific emergency management service records from public access. It aims to protect sensitive information related to these services.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill exempts certain records of volunteer emergency services from public access under the Right-to-Know Law in Pennsylvania.

  • 35 Pa.C.S. § 7715

    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.

    Adds a new section that exempts records of certain volunteer emergency organizations from public access under the Right-to-Know Law.

Action History

  1. Re-reported as committed

  2. Re-referred to Appropriations

  3. Second consideration

  4. First consideration

  5. Reported as committed

  6. Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 250 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (250)

250 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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Votes

Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 19 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6101
Republican 13100
Total 19201
% of votes cast 86%9%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Amanda M. Cappelletti Democratic Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Not Voting
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Nay
Jarrett Coleman Republican Yea
Joe Picozzi Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Reported as Committed

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6001
Democratic 1300
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
John I. Kane Democratic Nay
Katie J. Muth Democratic Nay
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Nay
Nick Pisciottano Democratic Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Doug Mastriano Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Not Voting
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 923?
SB 923 is sponsored by Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), and James Andrew Malone (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 923?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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