PennsylvaniaPennsylvania would repeal insurance laws it identifies as obsolete
If enacted, Pennsylvania would immediately repeal a flood insurance education law and three insurance company law sections that lawmakers identify as obsolete or expired.
What it does
Pennsylvania would repeal its Flood Insurance Education and Information Act and three sections of its insurance company law. Lawmakers identify these laws as obsolete or expired.
Argument forRemoving laws identified as obsolete or expired could help people avoid mistaking outdated insurance rules for requirements they must follow.
Argument againstRemoving the flood insurance education law could leave people without a useful legal reference if they still rely on it.
More detail
Pennsylvania would repeal the named insurance law and three insurance law sections. The repeal covers the Flood Insurance Education and Information Act and sections 635.1(d), 635.6(c), and 2194 of The Insurance Company Law of 1921. The bill must become law before the repeals take effect. The repeals would take effect immediately upon enactment.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 22Act No. 86 of 2026Latest
- Oct 22Approved by the Governor Josh ShapiroBecame Law
- Oct 22Presented to the GovernorTo Governor
- Oct 22Signed in Senate
- Oct 21Signed in House
- Oct 20Third consideration and final passagePassed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 19Re-reported as committedMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 7Re-referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Oct 7Second considerationMinor
- Oct 6First considerationMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Banking & Insurance): Reported as Committed. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 6Reported as committedMinor
- Jun 25Referred to Banking & InsuranceMinor
- Jun 22Third consideration and final passagePassed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 17Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- Jun 17Second considerationMinor
- Jun 16Removed from table
- May 6Laid on the table
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Insurance): Report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6First considerationMinor
- May 6Reported as committedMinor
- Apr 29Referred to InsuranceIntroduced
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