PennsylvaniaNearby camps would prepare and share flood evacuation plans
If enacted, the measure would require nearby camps to file plans with local emergency officials and show evacuation routes and safe places to campers and families.
What it does
Camps within 500 feet of mapped flood areas would keep written evacuation plans, file them with local officials, and share routes and safe places with campers and families.
Argument forCampers and families could know evacuation routes and safe places ahead of time, which may help them respond during a flood.
Argument againstAnnual plan reviews, filings, and sharing duties could take operators’ time away from other camp work.
More detail
Municipalities would require camp operators to prepare and maintain written flood evacuation plans. This covers organized camps within 500 feet of land FEMA maps identify as having at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. An operator is a person who owns or manages a camp. A municipality may make issuing or renewing a camp license, permit, or zoning approval depend on compliance. The act would take effect 60 days after enactment. Operators would review and update plans each year before camp season and share them before each season.
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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 13Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessLatest
- Sep 30Third 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
- Sep 30Re-reported as committedMinor
- Sep 29Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded A4349. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 29Second consideration, with amendmentsMinor
- Sep 28Removed from table
- Sep 8Laid on the table
- Sep 8Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 30Re-committed to RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Report Bill As Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Adopt Amendment A03965. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 30First considerationMinor
- Jun 30Reported as amendedMajor
- Apr 16Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednessIntroduced
Emergency ManagementPublic Safety