Pennsylvania HB 1712: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for organization.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2109
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1712
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SALISBURY, STEELE, GAYDOS, HOHENSTEIN, McNEILL,
FREEMAN, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, KINKEAD, MAYES, OTTEN,
SANCHEZ, BENHAM, KUZMA, PASHINSKI, D. WILLIAMS, NEILSON AND
CURRY, JULY 9, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JULY 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further
providing for organization.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7312(h) of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 7312. Organization.
This agency shall consist of and be organized substantially
as follows:
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(h) Emergency communications.--
(1) The agency shall maintain an integrated
communications capability designed to provide to all areas
and counties weather advisories, river forecasts, warnings,
and direction and control of all emergency preparedness
functions within the Commonwealth. The agency shall
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coordinate the Commonwealth's emergency communication
systems, sharing of information and weather emergency
notification among the National Weather Service, contiguous
State emergency management offices, local coordinators of
emergency management, the Pennsylvania State Police, local
police departments, private relief associations, offices of
the legislative branch and other appropriate organizations.
[Additionally, the]
(2) The agency shall establish the sole Statewide
telephone number that persons, including county and municipal
emergency management personnel, may use to report incidences
of radioactive and hazardous materials and other disaster
emergencies.
(3) The agency shall also establish the sole Statewide
telephone number that offices of the legislative branch may
use to directly communicate with the agency during weather
emergencies.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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