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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1686: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, 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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1686 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on July 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in oil and gas wells, further providing for definitions and for Oil and Gas Lease Fund and providing for Public Natural Resources Trust Fund. Primary sponsor: Jenn O'Mara (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jenn O'MaraPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source