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.

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
 1   Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating
 3      to emergency management services, providing for exemption of
 4      records from access.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 9   § 7715.   Exemption of records from access.
10      Records of a volunteer EMS company, volunteer fire company or
11   volunteer rescue company, as those terms are defined in section
12   7802 (relating to definitions), and volunteer firefighters'
13   relief association, as defined under section 7412 (relating to
14   definitions), are exempt from access under the provisions of the
15   act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-
16   Know Law, except that section 506(d) of the Right-to-Know Law
17   shall apply to a volunteer EMS company, volunteer fire company
18   or a volunteer rescue company that contracts with a Commonwealth
19   agency or local agency.
1     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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