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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2496: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, providing for pause on data center proposals.

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 2496 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, providing for pause on data center proposals. Primary sponsor: Paul Friel (Democratic). It lists 42 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2026): Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 25 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul FrielPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Marla BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Jill CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Joe EmrickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse137
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Valerie GaydosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Tom JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Roman KozakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Charity KrupaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Thomas KutzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Brett MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Brenda PughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Chad ReichardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Christina SappeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse158
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Greg VitaliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse166
Jamie WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Craig WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse160

“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. Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
  2. First consideration
  3. Reported as amended
  4. Referred to Local Government
  5. Third consideration and final passage
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Appropriations
  8. Second consideration, with amendments
  9. Re-reported as committed
  10. Re-committed to Rules
  11. First consideration
  12. Reported as amended

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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