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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 347: An Act providing for the leasing of subsurface rights on State forest and park property for oil and natural gas development; establishing a restricted account within the Oil and Gas Lease Fund; making an appropriation; and abrogating an executive order and other orders and administrative policies.

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 347 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for the leasing of subsurface rights on State forest and park property for oil and natural gas development; establishing a restricted account within the Oil and Gas Lease Fund; making an appropriation; and abrogating an executive order and other orders and administrative policies. Primary sponsor: Clint Owlett (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Clint OwlettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Mike ArmaniniCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Jake BantaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Scott BargerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Seth GroveCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Jeff OlsommerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Brian SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Michael StenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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