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Bill Calendars

House (June 3):  House Resolution 196 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating the week of September 18-24, 2023 Rail Safety Week; House Resolution 228 (Otten-D-Chester) designating the week of October 1 through 7, 2023, as "Climate Week" in Pennsylvania; House Resolution 359 (Barton-R- Schuylkill) designating October Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Bird Migration Month (sponsor summary); House Resolution 400 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating the week of June 17-23 Pollinator Week in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary); House Resolution 411 (Fleming-D-Dauphin) designating July as Park and Recreation Month;  House Resolution 429 (Sturla-D-Lancaster) designating June 2-8 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week; House Resolution 444 (Bullock-D-Philadelphia) designating May 13-19 as Bike To Work Week;  Senate Bill 656 (Rothman-R-Cumberland) setting electric vehicle fees. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 3): Senate Bill 1058 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) abrogating the final regulation reducing carbon pollution from power plants [RGGI]. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meetings

House

June 3-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Consumer Products and House Bill 2238 (Scott-D-Montgomery) prohibiting the use of PFAS chemicals in certain products (sponsor summary).  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

June 3-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 2338 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) modernizing the authorities of the PA Energy Development Authority to better distributed federal funding under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and Inflation Reduction Act to jump-start renewable energy production and support climate-resilience projects (sponsor summary).  Room 523 Irvis Building.  11:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

June 3--  House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General.  Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

June 4-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2241 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) providing for the recycling of lithium batteries (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

<>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate

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Bills Introduced

Eliminate State Appeals Of DEP Pipeline Permits: Senate Bill 1216 (Bartolotta-R- Washington) eliminating state appeals of DEP pipeline facility permits.  Read more here.

Utility Supported Local Solar Program:  Senate Bill 1227 (Laughlin (R-Erie) establishing a PA Local Solar Program sponsored by electric utilities (sponsor summary).  [Note: This is not the community solar energy program bill supported by 60+ groups last week.  Read more here.]

State Energy Strategy: Senate Resolution 295 (Coleman-R-Bucks) directing the Joint State Government Commission to develop a state energy strategy to ensure adequate, affordable and reliable electricity for the Commonwealth (sponsor summary).

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

House

June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Senate

June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

[Posted: June 2, 2024]

6/3/2024