Pennsylvania HB 1717: 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.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2113
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1717
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY RUSNOCK, HILL-EVANS, GUZMAN, SANCHEZ, RIVERA AND
GILLEN, JULY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JULY 10, 2025
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 7715. Exemption of records from access .
Records of a volunteer EMS company, volunteer fire company or
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.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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