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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 118: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Resources, its officers and departmental and advisory boards and commissions, providing for Office of Environmental Justice.

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

SB 118 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Resources, its officers and departmental and advisory boards and commissions, providing for Office of Environmental Justice. Primary sponsor: Vincent Hughes (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vincent HughesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Lindsey WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“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

Sources

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