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Bill Calendars

House (March 17 ): <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 24): <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meetings

House

March 17-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 362 (Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) making changes to the powers and duties of the PA Energy Development Authority to allow for disbursement of federal Solar for All Program funding (sponsor summary); House Bill 660 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.  Read more here.

March 18--[Tentative Agenda] House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 43 (Conklin-D-Centre) require publication of newspaper notice of oil and gas well permits; House Bill 441 (Pielli-D-Chester) amends the Wild Resource Conservation Act of 1982, addresses a gap in biodiversity conservation in Pennsylvania by assigning native terrestrial invertebrates to DCNR [Read more here];.House Bill 448 (Diamond-R-Lebanon) authorizes DEP to release radon test results to previous property owners in certain circumstances; House Bill 586 (Friel-D-Chester) requires a DEP permit to spread food processing residuals;  House Bill 789 (Ciresi-D-Montgomery) expands C-PACE property-based energy financing program to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure; House Resolution 53 (Merski-D-Erie) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the feasibility and potential benefits of offshore hydropower, solar and wind renewable energy on Lake Erie.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

March 18-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission Annual Report.  Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission Annual Report.  Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

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Senate

March 12-- Agenda Posted. Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on flood mitigation strategies, state programs to repair streams and stream cleaning. Penn College Professional Development Center, 1067 Hagan Way in Williamsport. 1:00 p.m.  Click Here to watch online.

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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

March 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

April 7, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 24

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30

September 22(NV*), 23(NV), 24(NV), 29, 30

October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8(NV), 9(NV), 10(NV, 15, 16, 17

*non-voting

Senate

March 24, 25, 26, 31

April 1, 2

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

[Posted: March 9, 2025]

3/10/2025