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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2246: An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, further providing for State water plan and providing for covered data centers; and promulgating regulations.

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 2246 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, further providing for State water plan and providing for covered data centers; and promulgating regulations. Primary sponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2026): Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe WebsterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Napoleon NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse154
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jacklyn RusnockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Christina SappeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse158
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Greg VitaliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse166
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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 Resources & Energy
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Sources

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