# Pennsylvania HB 589: An Act establishing the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Program and the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Fund; establishing and providing for the powers and duties of the Landslide and Sinkhole Insur . . .ance Board; providing for duties of the Auditor General; imposing a penalty; and making transfers.

Pennsylvania HB 589, An Act establishing the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Program and the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Fund; establishing and providing for the powers and duties of the Landslide and Sinkhole Insur . . .ance Board; providing for duties of the Auditor General; imposing a penalty; and making transfers., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Kinkead (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-10-07 (Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB589-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 589
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act establishing the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Program and the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Fund; establishing and providing for the powers and duties of the Landslide and Sinkhole Insur . . .ance Board; providing for duties of the Auditor General; imposing a penalty; and making transfers.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-10-07, Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development
- Sponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (324 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aerion Abney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Kuzma (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anita Astorino Kulik (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon J. Markosek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Miller
- Cosponsor: Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Madsen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Shaffer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Benham (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe McAndrew (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John C. Inglis III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Powell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nancy Guenst (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Takac (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peter Schweyer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert F. Matzie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Brennan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Valerie S. Gaydos (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-09 | committee | 37 0 | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-08 | House | House Bill 589 PN1069 A01461 | pass | 203 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-08 | committee | 33 0 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-26 | committee | 25 1 | pass | 25 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-10-07: Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Third consideration and final passage (152-51) (House)
- 2025-09-23: Removed from table (House)
- 2025-09-23: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-07-09: Re-reported as amended (House)
- 2025-07-09: Amended in House Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-07-08: Re-committed to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-07-08: Second consideration, with amendments (House)
- 2025-07-08: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2025-06-26: Re-committed to Rules (House)
- 2025-06-26: First consideration (House)
- 2025-06-26: Reported as committed (House)
- 2025-06-02: Re-referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness (House)
- 2025-06-02: Reported with request to re-refer to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness (House)
- 2025-03-20: Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection (House)

## Bill text

- PN 2104, 2025-07-09: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0589/PN2104), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0589/PN2104), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0589/PN2104)
- PN 2096, 2025-07-08: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0589/PN2096), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0589/PN2096), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0589/PN2096)
- PN 1069, 2025-03-20: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0589/PN1069), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0589/PN1069), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0589/PN1069)

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## Sources
- [PN 2104 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0589/PN2104)
- [PN 2104 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0589/PN2104)
- [PN 2104 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0589/PN2104)
- [PN 2096 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0589/PN2096)
- [PN 2096 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0589/PN2096)
- [PN 2096 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0589/PN2096)
- [PN 1069 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0589/PN1069)
- [PN 1069 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0589/PN1069)
- [PN 1069 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0589/PN1069)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB589-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).