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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1834: An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.

Passed one chamber 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 1834 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on September 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Rob Matzie (Democratic). It lists 44 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 45

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob MatziePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Nate DavidsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Paul FrielCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Rick KrajewskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse188
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Brandon MarkosekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Paul TakacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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 Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Energy

Sources

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