Committee
Pennsylvania House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee
committee members
Joshua Bashline (R)
Amen Brown (D)
Republican Secretary
Gary Day (R)
Justin Fleming (D)
Jamie Flick (R)
Secretary
Joe Hohenstein (D)
Mary Isaacson (D)
Lee James (R)
Carol Kazeem (D)
Dallas Kephart (R)
Tom Mehaffie (R)
Danielle Otten (D)
Chris Pielli (D)
Brenda Pugh (R)
Republican Chair
Jack Rader (R)
Nikki Rivera (D)
Abigail Salisbury (D)
Jeremy Shaffer (R)
Josh Siegel (D)
Mandy Steele (D)
Michael Stender (R)
Paul Takac (D)
Tim Twardzik (R)
Chair
Greg Vitali (D)
Joe Webster (D)
Parke Wentling (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB42 | Providing for the establishment of response teams relating to certain well operations and for powers and duties of the Secretary of Labor and Industry. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB43 | In development, further providing for well permits. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB52 | Providing for building permits and endangered and threatened species; and making an appropriation. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB84 | In general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in residual waste, providing for prohibition on road spreading and land application of oil and gas wastewater. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB88 | In Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, providing for money collected from oil or gas leases under publicly owned streambeds. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB109 | Providing for issuance of permits in environmental justice areas. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB234 | In storm water management plans and facilities, further providing for fees. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB235 | In municipal authorities, further providing for purposes and powers. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB250 | Further providing for Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund. | In Committee | 01/17/2025 |
| HB289 | In grounds and buildings, providing for radon testing. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB290 | In environmental protection, providing for polystyrene food container prohibition; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB327 | Providing for issuance of and conditions for continuous maintenance permits. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB328 | Further providing for permit issuance and conditions. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB347 | Providing for the leasing of subsurface rights on State forest and park property for oil and natural gas development; establishing a restricted account within the Oil and Gas Lease Fund; making an appropriation; and abrogating an executive order and other orders and administrative policies. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB364 | In development, further providing for bonding. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB426 | Providing for duties of Commonwealth agencies regarding native plants and for duties of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources regarding pollinator habitats and native plants. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB435 | Further providing for standards relating to hazardous air pollutants. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB441 | Further providing for legislative finding and declaration of policy and for definitions; and providing for wild native terrestrial invertebrate management. | Crossed Over | 01/31/2025 |
| HB448 | Further providing for confidentiality of data. | Crossed Over | 02/03/2025 |
| HB501 | Further providing for definitions; providing for force majeure; further providing for alternative energy portfolio standards, for portfolio requirements in other states, for health and safety standards and for interagency responsibilities; providing for zero emissions credits; and making editorial changes. | In Committee | 04/23/2025 |
| HB514 | In development, providing for brine. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB522 | Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of General Services to lease certain submerged lands within Erie County and associated wind, water and solar resources for the assessment, development, construction and operation of utility scale offshore wind, solar or kinetic energy generation facilities; providing for collection of certain lease and royalty payments; establishing the Lake Erie Large-Scale Energy System Development Fund; and providing f | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB571 | Establishing the Rebuild Pennsylvania Board, the Rebuild Pennsylvania Program and the Rebuild Pennsylvania Fund; providing for powers and duties of the board and for use of program money; and making an interfund transfer. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB574 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions and providing for disaster emergency declaration and for testing requirement, duty to report and public access; in powers and duties, further providing for powers and duties of department; and, in liability and settlement procedures, further providing for responsible person. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB578 | Providing for maximum contaminant levels. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB580 | Providing for public health; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection relating to lead levels in soil; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB586 | In general provisions, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of the department; in applications and permits, further providing for permits and licenses required, transition scheme and reporting requirements and providing for food processing residuals; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB589 | 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 Insurance Board; providing for duties of the Auditor General; imposing a penalty; and making transfers. | Crossed Over | 03/20/2025 |
| HB597 | Providing for the Same-Day Work and Pay Pilot Program; providing for program and for program operation; imposing duties on the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and establishing the Same-Day Work and Pay Account. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB642 | In development, further providing for penalties. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB659 | Updating and expanding the storm water planning requirements to be undertaken by counties; authorizing counties to regulate storm water within a watershed-based planning area; authorizing the formation of water resources management authorities; enabling counties, municipalities and water resources management authorities to develop integrated water resources management plans; imposing duties and conferring powers on the Department of Environmental Protection, the Environmental Quality Board, coun | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB662 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in miscellaneous, providing for release testing and reimbursement. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB664 | In special provisions affecting local authorities, providing for Road Salt Management Best Practices Guide. | Crossed Over | 02/20/2025 |
| HB665 | In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in residual waste, further providing for disposal, processing and storage of residual waste and providing for exempt special wastes; and making an editorial change. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB673 | Providing for protection of existing riparian buffers, for restoration of impaired riparian buffers, for exemptions, for municipal authority, for powers and duties of Department of Environmental Protection, for property inspections, for delegation to a municipality, for municipal action appeals, for penalties, civil action and liability for costs and for effect on other Commonwealth laws or regulations and municipal ordinances. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB680 | In procedure and enforcement, further providing for summary proceedings. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB698 | Providing for bisphenol A-free container products. | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HB708 | Further providing for powers and duties of department. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HB783 | Further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions and for private actions. | In Committee | 03/03/2025 |
| HB789 | In Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, further providing for purpose, for definitions and for scope of work. | Crossed Over | 03/03/2025 |
| HB847 | Further providing for penalties and remedies. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB848 | In enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB850 | In development, providing for hydraulic fracturing fluid tracer. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB870 | Further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB871 | In other pollutions and potential pollution, providing for notice of discharge endangering public health or environment. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB872 | Further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB873 | Providing for an erosion and sediment control permit, for compliance, for annual report and for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB874 | Further providing for definitions and for variances and exemptions. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB913 | In renaming Department of Environmental Resources and defining rulemaking authority of Department of Environmental Protection, repealing provisions relating to Department of Environmental Protection and providing for Department of Environmental Services; and making editorial changes. | In Committee | 03/17/2025 |
| HB934 | In general provisions, providing for areas where landfills are prohibited. | In Committee | 03/17/2025 |
| HB935 | In general provisions, providing for areas where landfills are prohibited. | In Committee | 03/17/2025 |
| HB958 | Further providing for powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Resources; and making editorial changes. | In Committee | 03/18/2025 |
| HB969 | Providing for management of responsible outdoor night lighting; and imposing duties on the Department of General Services. | In Committee | 03/19/2025 |
| HB1035 | In general provisions, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1038 | In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; and providing for green roof tax credit. | In Committee | 03/25/2025 |
| HB1089 | Providing for restrictions on the sale and application of high-PAH sealants; establishing the Safer Sealant Fund; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection; authorizing certain municipal ordinances; and imposing penalties. | Crossed Over | 04/01/2025 |
| HB1116 | Providing for duty of Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a study on PFAS chemicals in biosolids. | In Committee | 04/03/2025 |
| HB1164 | Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a public comment process on and submit to the General Assembly a measure or action intended to abate, control or limit carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a revenue-generating tax or fee on carbon dioxide emissions; and abrogating regulations. | In Committee | 04/07/2025 |
| HB1167 | Prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 04/07/2025 |
| HB1187 | Further providing for powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection and for civil penalties. | In Committee | 04/09/2025 |
| HB1208 | In other pollutions and potential pollution, further providing for potential pollution. | In Committee | 04/15/2025 |
| HB1210 | Providing for reporting requirements for qualifying crypto-asset mining operations and for an impact study; and imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection. | In Committee | 04/15/2025 |
| HB1233 | Providing for portable battery stewardship and establishing requirements for Battery Stewardship Plans; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 04/15/2025 |
| HB1415 | Further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board. | In Committee | 06/04/2025 |
| HB1501 | Establishing the Radiation Testing Pilot Program. | In Committee | 05/28/2025 |
| HB1547 | Prohibiting single-use plastic bags in retail establishments; and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development. | In Committee | 06/03/2025 |
| HB1567 | Providing for power plant host community benefit agreements between municipalities and owners of certain electric generating facilities, for power plant host community impact fees paid by affected facilities and fee uses; establishing public participation requirements; and providing for administrative fees and for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection. | In Committee | 06/09/2025 |
| HB1686 | In oil and gas wells, further providing for definitions and for Oil and Gas Lease Fund and providing for Public Natural Resources Trust Fund. | In Committee | 07/01/2025 |
| HB1689 | In Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credits, providing for streamlining permits for economic expansion and development program; and making a repeal. | In Committee | 07/01/2025 |
| HB1711 | Providing for concrete innovation; establishing the Performance Incentive Program; and promulgating regulations. | In Committee | 07/10/2025 |
| HB1759 | Providing for disposal of waste tires, trash and debris, for rules and regulations and for penalties. | In Committee | 07/23/2025 |
| HB1884 | In general provisions and public policy, providing for general permit modernization. | In Committee | 09/29/2025 |
| HB1886 | In miscellaneous provisions, providing for bag usage. | In Committee | 09/29/2025 |
| HR53 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study regarding the feasibility and potential benefits of the development of offshore hydropower, solar and wind renewable energy generation systems on Lake Erie. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HR66 | Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, in consultation with taxonomists, biologists and other interested persons, to conduct a study and issue a report on wild native terrestrial invertebrate management. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HR82 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a low-emission and zero-emission vehicle program in this Commonwealth and to issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HR83 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on the feasibility and implementation of methods and criteria for expanding construction requirements to use more sustainable building products in State-funded and private construction projects. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HR90 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the projected costs in Pennsylvania of climate change adaptation and resilience measures needed to mitigate the projected impacts of certain climate-change-related events. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HR167 | Recognizing May 9 through 18, 2025, as "Go Public Gardens Days" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| HR177 | Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/04/2025 |
| HR192 | Designating the week of June 8 through 14, 2025, as "Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/15/2025 |
| HR218 | Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on the compensation and benefits packages given to game wardens, waterways conservation officers and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources rangers. | In Committee | 04/30/2025 |
| HR286 | Urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers. | In Committee | 07/16/2025 |
| SB109 | Further providing for definitions and for projects affecting submerged lands of the Commonwealth. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 06/11/2025 |
| SB186 | Providing for the abrogation of regulations relating to the CO2 Budget Trading Program. | Crossed Over | 02/05/2025 |
| SB349 | In environmental protection, providing for decommissioning of solar energy facilities. | Crossed Over | 05/13/2025 |
| SB403 | Providing for issuance of and conditions for continuous maintenance permits. | Crossed Over | 03/31/2025 |
| SB404 | Providing for county conservation district stream reconstruction emergency permit authorizations. | Crossed Over | 03/31/2025 |
| SB682 | In renaming Department of Environmental Resources and defining rulemaking authority of Department of Environmental Protection, repealing provisions relating to Department of Environmental Protection and providing for Department of Environmental Services; and making editorial changes. | Crossed Over | 06/04/2025 |