The information you need to follow legislation in the House and Senate- starting with articles and NewsClips from last week-- 

House/Senate Bills Moving

House 

Ban Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Wastewater: House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) banning road dumping oil and gas wastewater was amended and reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and referred to the House Rules Committee as all bills are this time of year.   Read more here.

Banning PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Consumer Products: House Bill 2238 (Scott-D- Montgomery) banning certain common consumer products from containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ was reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and  referred to the House Rules Committee as all bills are this time of year.  Read more here.

PA Energy Authority Changes: House Bill 2338 (Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) updating the duties and powers of the PA Energy Development Authority to use billions of federal climate and clean energy dollars to incentivize investments in Pennsylvania was amended and unanimously reported out of the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee and referred to the House Rules Committee as all bills are this time of year.

Pollinator Week: House Resolution 400 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating the week of June 17-23 Pollinator Week in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary) was adopted by the House 200 to 1 (Rep. Wendy Fink-R-York voted against).

Senate

Geospatial Board Reauthorization: Senate Bill 1138 (Culver-R-Columbia) reauthorization of State Geospatial Coordinating Board was reported out of the Senate Appropriations, amended on Third Consideration and passed by the Senate.  The bill now goes to the House for action.

Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week--

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Bill Calendars

House (June 24):  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 411 (Fleming-D-Dauphin) designating July as Park and Recreation Month. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 24): Senate Bill 1058 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) abrogating the final regulation reducing carbon pollution from power plants [RGGI]; Senate Bill 1203 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) transferring the regulation of the bottled water industry from DEP to the Department of Agriculture (sponsor summary). <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meetings

House

June 17-- Hearing Agenda. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change.  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch live.

<>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate

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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 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Senate

June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

[Posted: June 16, 2024]

6/17/2024