Weekly Wrap
The House of Representatives spent three days in Harrisburg this week for session.
Starting on Tuesday, the House Transportation Committee reported out HB 960 (Hill-Evans, D-York), which would allow individuals that completed at least 10 years of their lifetime disqualification to be eligible to apply for a commercial driver’s license (CDL) reinstatement program.
The following bills of note passed finally on the floor and will go to the Senate for consideration:
- HB 269 (Venkat, D-Allegheny), which would require the Department of Health to develop and publish educational materials regarding opioid-related overdose;
- HB 316 (Williams, D., D-Chester), which would allow local governments to deny a permit to an LLC or corporation if the entity or its principals have delinquencies in the municipality;
- HB 749 (Madsen, D-Dauphin), which would require the Department of Human Services to analyze and issue a report on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) distribution schedule; and
- HB 923 (Rivera, D-York), which would extend the moratorium on individuals becoming ineligible for the PACE/PACENET programs solely due to a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment until December 31, 2027.
Wednesday, the House Insurance Committee held an informational meeting on infertility care. The Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities Committee held an informational meeting on enhancing grid resilience and energy independence with transportation electrification.
Two bills were reported from the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee: HB 586 (Friel, D-Chester), which would amend the Solid Waste Management Act to provide for the management of residual food processing waste; and HB 1210 (Vitali, D-Delaware), which would establish reporting requirements for cryptocurrency mining operations and require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to conduct an impact study.
Three bills of note passed finally and head to the Senate for consideration:
- HB 273 (Merski, D-Erie), which would authorize a county to enact a property maintenance ordinance or code and establish a grant program for municipalities to reduce blighted property conditions;
- HB 743 (Salisbury, D-Allegheny), which would allow a municipality to designate an abandoned, vacant, or blighted property as available for acquisition by a land bank; and
- HB 881 (Conklin, D-Centre), which would incorporate virtual currency into the statute governing money transmitters.
On Thursday, the House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee held an informational meeting on events happening in 2026 in Pennsylvania.
HB 504 (Schweyer, D-Lehigh), which would allow for the creation, financing, accessibility and operation of community renewable energy generating facilities, was reported from the House Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities Committee. The bill is part of the Governor’s Lighting Plan.
The House Finance Committee reported out:
- HB 820 (Sappey, D-Chester), which would establish a state earned income tax credit;
- HB 853 (Webster, D-Montgomery), which would permit counties that levy per capita and occupation taxes to collect their costs of collection directly from the delinquent taxpayer; and
- HB 1058 (Shusterman, D-Chester), which would repeal the profit margin on the Pennsylvania Lottery.
HB 1261 (Munroe, D-Bucks) was reported from House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. The bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of foam containing PFAS.
On House floor, two bills of note passed finally and head to the Senate:
- HB 543 (Young, D-Philadelphia), which would prohibit the Public Utility Commission (PUC) from disapproving an energy efficiency and conservation plan, filed by an electric distribution company (EDC), solely because the proposed plan includes mechanical insulation; and
- HB 643 (Dougherty, D-Philadelphia), which would increase the Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) realty transfer tax limit by $10 million, to a total of $110 million.
Lastly, on Friday, the House Education Committee held an informational meeting on cyber charter school outcomes.
The Week Ahead
Both chambers return to session on May 5.
Next week, the House Democratic Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday to discuss community-based workforce centers. The Committee will meet again on Tuesday for a public hearing on flood risk and mitigation.
Thursday, the House Republican Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on Pennsylvania’s energy potential.
A full list of committee meetings can be found here:
In Other News
- Governor Shapiro announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a settlement with PJM Interconnection, resolving the Governor’s lawsuit against PJM’s price hikes.
- Governor Shapiro’s energy plan – known as the “Lightning Plan” – was formally introduced in the General Assembly
- DEP announced a partnership with two companies on RISE PA to reduce costs for businesses and create energy jobs.
- The PUC voted to issue a Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) that seeks additional public input on proposed revisions to the PUC’s existing cybersecurity reporting and planning requirements for utilities.
- The Governor signed an agreement accepting Pennsylvania as the sixth member of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) for poker.

























