Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2638: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, providing for telecommunications line repair and tree limb removal.
Status: In committee, June 15, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, providing for telecommunications line repair and tree limb removal.
From the introduced text, June 15, 2026:
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, providing for telecommunications line repair and tree limb removal. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: § 3020. Telecommunications line repair and tree limb removal. (a) Duty.--Upon receiving notice from a municipality or Commonwealth agency that a telecommunications line has been damaged, broken, cut or is in direct contact with a tree limb and the condition interferes with or endangers vehicle or pedestrian traffic, a telecommunications carrier shall, as soon as practicable based on the severity of the condition, take any of the following actions as applicable: (1) Remove the tree limb. (2) Remediate or repair the telecommunications line. (b) Cost recovery.--A telecommunications carrier may not recover the cost of removal, remediation or repair under subsection (a) from a customer or rate class that does not utilize the specific type of infrastructure that necessitated the removal, remediation or repair. (c) Enforcement.--A telecommunications carrier that violates this section shall be subject to Chapter 33 (relating to violations and penalties). (d) Regulations.--The commission shall adopt regulations as necessary to implement and enforce this section. Section 2. This act shall take effect in …
Sponsors
- Jack Rader (R, 176) · primary sponsor
- Craig Staats (R, 145)
- Jeffrey Olsommer (R, 139)
- Robert KAUFFMAN (R, 089)
- Andrea C. Verobish (R, 79)
- Brenda Pugh (R, 120)
- Tina Pickett (R, 110)
- Perry Stambaugh (R, 86)
- Milou Mackenzie (R, 131)
- Andrew Kuzma (R, 39)
- David Zimmerman (R, 99)
Latest actions
- : Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, June 15, 2026
Common questions
- What is HB2638?
- HB2638 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, providing for telecommunications line repair and tree limb removal.
- What does HB2638 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, providing for telecommunications line repair and tree limb removal.
- What is the status of HB2638?
- In committee as of June 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, June 15, 2026 (June 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2638?
- Jack Rader (R, 176), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2638?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2638
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