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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 272: An Act establishing the Municipal and Emergency Responder Solar Grant Program; and providing for powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.

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 272 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing the Municipal and Emergency Responder Solar Grant Program; and providing for powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection. Primary sponsor: Bob Merski (Democratic). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Referred to Energy.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob MerskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Rick KrajewskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse188
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Christina SappeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse158
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Paul TakacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
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 Energy

Sources

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