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Weekly Recap–Week of April 27, 2026

May 1, 2026

Weekly Wrap

The House was the only chamber in Harrisburg this week.

On Monday, the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee held a public hearing on HB 2435 (Madden, D-Monroe), which would establish a baseline dementia-care training requirement for EMS personnel.

The House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee reported out HB 2178 (Warren, D-Bucks), which would establish the Pennsylvania Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act to create a framework for the spill of hazardous substances.

The House Professional Licensure Committee reported out HB 2302 (Takac, D-Centre), which would establish professional licensing framework for water well, geothermal, and geotechnical/environmental drillers.

The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee reported out HB 2446 (Haddock, D-Lackawanna), which would establish the Fire Company Transformational Grant Program and provide $30 million in funding.

The following bills of note passed finally and will go to the Senate for consideration:

  • HB 1104 (Krueger, D-Delaware), which would place a cap on the cost of obtaining electronic medical records;
  • HB 2042 (Briggs, D-Montgomery), which would expand concussion and traumatic brain injury safety requirements to apply to non-school-sponsored athletics;
  • HB 2176 (Prokopiak, D-Bucks), which would provide new standards for public schools regarding social media literacy education; and
  • HB 2246 (Webster, D-Montgomery), which would require reporting of water usage by data centers.

On Tuesday, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a public hearing on resource adequacy, PJM market update, and barriers to entry for new power generation.

The House Energy Committee held a public hearing on HB 2429 (Cerrato, D-Montgomery), which would require electric utilities to publish and regularly update publicly accessible maps showing distribution-system hosting capacity, including circuit limits, substation constraints, and interconnection queue status. The Committee will hold a voting meeting on the bill next week.

The House Health Committee reported out HB 916 (Giral, D-Philadelphia), which would expand current blood testing requirements for children.

HR 134 (Cerrato, D-Montgomery) was reported from the House Human Services Committee. The resolution would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study how to improve the home and community-based waiver programs.

The House Labor and Industry Committee reported out one bill of note: SB 1053 (Hutchinson, R-Clarion), which would provide workers’ compensation coverage for volunteer emergency service members engaged in organized fundraising activities.

The House Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities Committee reported out:

  • HB 306 (Cepeda-Freytiz, D-Berks), which would require a public utility to make a record or emergency response available if requested by a federal or state agency or governmental body and if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a public utility facility may cause or has resulted in a safety risk;
  • HB 2145 (Scott, D-Montgomery), which would ban PFAS in cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, and menstrual products; and
  • HR 361 (Matzie, R-Beaver), which would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study the costs and benefits of continued membership in PJM.

The House Education Committee reported out the following bills:

  • HB 1045 (Kazeem, D-Delaware), which would require school nurses and school professional employees who have direct contact with students complete seizure recognition and first aid training every two years;
  • HB 1877 (D’Orsie, R-York), which would give school districts the opportunity to offer the seal on the diplomas of students who complete all necessary language requirements;
  • HB 2117 (Hill-Evans, D-York), which would authorize schools to maintain a supply of short-acting asthma medications and permit a licensed healthcare practitioner or trained school employee to administer them to students in respiratory distress with the permission of a legal guardian;
  • HB 2307 (Kinkead, D-Allegheny), which would make reforms to the special education Contingency Fund;
  • HB 2425 (Rusnock, D-Berks), which would establish the CTE Curriculum Modernization Grant Program;
  • HB 2436 (Tiburcio, D-Lehigh), which would establish the Talent Recruitment Account to offer direct support to educators for recruitment and retention efforts; and
  • SB 1014 (Robinson, R-Allegheny) & HB 1814 (Steele, D-Allegheny), which would provide for phone-free schools.

HB 1970 (Neilson, D-Philadelphia) passed finally and will go to the Senate for consideration. The bill would authorize the issuance of electronic driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Wednesday, the House Communications and Technology Committee reported out: HB 2314 (Ciresi, D-Philadelphia), which would create an artificial intelligence (AI) Public education campaign; and HR 425 (Haddock, D-Lackawanna), which would urge the U.S. Congress to suspend efforts to pass federal legislation imposing a moratorium on state-level AI regulation.

SB 507 (Brown, R-Monroe), which would provide for licensure of certified midwives and allows licensed midwives to prescribe medications, passed finally and will head to the Governor’s desk.

Two bills of note passed finally and head to the Senate for consideration: HB 830 (O’Mara, D-Delaware), which would require school entities to notify parents of the target and the aggressor of a bullying incident; and HB 2218 (Steele, D-Allegheny), which would require school entities to develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling plan.

The Week Ahead

Both chambers will be at the Capitol for session next week.

On Monday, the House Energy Committee will consider:

  • HB 2264 (Davidson, D-Dauphin) would direct electric utility companies to establish virtual power plant programs;
  • HB 2348 (Fiedler, D-Philadelphia) would modernize and update the Commonwealth’s net metering framework; and
  • HB 2450 (Mehaffie, R-Dauphin), which would update the fee structure used when inspecting nuclear power plants.

The House Transportation Committee will consider two bills of note: HB 2214 (Bellmon, D-Philadelphia), which would provide supplemental bridge funding for Philadelphia County; and HB 2469 (Powell, D-Allegheny), which would allow local governments to use public-private partnerships for transportation projects.

Tuesday, the House Aging and Older Adult Service Committee and House Human Services Committee will hold a joint informational meeting on In Lieu of Services (ILOS). The House Education Committee will hold an informational meeting on the education workforce.

Two bills are on the House Communications and Technology Committee’s agenda: HB 95 (Pielli, D-Chester), which would require a disclosure on AI-generated content used for the sale of consumer goods; and HB 1925 (Venkat, D-Allegheny), which would create a legislative and regulatory framework for AI in health care.

On Wednesday, the House Health Committee will hold an informational meeting on the Uniform Healthcare Decision Act. The House Labor and Industry Committee will hold an informational meeting on child care solutions for a changing workplace and workforce.

On Thursday, the Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 792 (Farry, R-Bucks), which would increase the amount available for the Research and Development Tax Credit from $60 million to $120 million. The Committee will hold another public hearing on Friday to discuss SB 759 (Robinson, R-Allegheny), which would require school districts to replace old, outdated drinking fountains with lead-filtering hydration stations by 2028.

A full list of committee meetings can be found here:

House

Senate

In Other News

  • The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission advanced a proposed model tariff for large load customers – including data centers.
  • Governor Shapiro announced the appointment of Mark Szybist to serve as Special Counsel for Energy Affordability.
  • The Department of Human Services announced the first funding opportunity through the Rural Health Transformation Plan, making $25 million available to qualified entities to support the purchase of supplies and equipment as well as renovations and structural improvement.
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