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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 798 requires state agencies to submit annual emergency readiness reports to the Governor
Last action · October 8, 2025: Re-referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Oct. 8, 2025Sponsors: Jessica Benham and 11 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania state administrative departments must now submit annual written reports to the Governor detailing departmental weaknesses, risks, and required corrective actions regarding emergency response readiness. The reports, along with related documents, are classified as privileged, confidential, exempt from public disclosure under the , and protected from civil discovery unless the Governor approves their release in writing. The Office of Attorney General, Department of the Auditor General, and Treasury Department are excluded from this requirement.
State administrative agencies must inventory internal vulnerabilities and plan emergency mitigations annually, while the resulting risk assessments remain shielded from public record requests and civil lawsuits.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Pennsylvania administrative departments
Department heads must annually compile and submit written assessments detailing internal weaknesses, risks, and corrective actions regarding emergency response.
Office of Attorney General
Explicitly excluded from the requirement to submit annual emergency readiness reports.
Department of the Auditor General
Explicitly excluded from the requirement to submit annual emergency readiness reports.
Treasury Department
Explicitly excluded from the requirement to submit annual emergency readiness reports.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which state agencies are required to submit the new emergency risk reports?
Are these new departmental emergency assessment reports available to the public?
Can these emergency vulnerability reports be used as evidence in a civil lawsuit?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Oct 8, 2025HouseCommitteeRe-referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Oct. 8, 2025
- Oct 8, 2025HouseReported with request to re-refer to STATE GOVERNMENT, Oct. 8, 2025
- Mar 3, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 3, 2025
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance55How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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