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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 501: An Act amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, further providing for definitions; providing for force majeure; further providing for alternative energy portfolio standards, for portfolio requirements in other states, for health and safety standards and for interagency responsibilities; providing for zero emissions credits; and making editorial changes.

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 501 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, further providing for definitions; providing for force majeure; further providing for alternative energy portfolio standards, for portfolio requirements in other states, for health and safety standards and for interagency responsibilities; providing for zero emissions credits; and making editorial changes. Primary sponsor: Danielle Otten (Democratic). It lists 81 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 82

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danielle OttenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Aerion AbneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Jessica BenhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Ryan BizzarroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Amen BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Andre CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse201
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Scott ConklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Jason DawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse179
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Paul FrielCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Manny GuzmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Bridget Malloy KosierowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse114
Rick KrajewskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse188
Leanne KruegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse161
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Brandon MarkosekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jen MazzoccoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Brian MunroeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Lindsay PowellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Christina SappeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse158
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Pete SchweyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse134
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Jared SolomonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse202
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Paul TakacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Greg VitaliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse166
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
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. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Removed from table
  3. Laid on the table
  4. First consideration
  5. Reported as committed
  6. Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Sources

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