Pennsylvania bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB 1834
An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Robert Matzie (Democratic)
Cosponsors (44)
- John Inglis Iii (Democratic)
- Daniel Deasy (Democratic)
- Ed Neilson (Democratic)
- Kyle Mullins (Democratic)
- Jim Haddock (Democratic)
- Kyle Donahue (Democratic)
- Tarah Probst (Democratic)
- Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic)
- Jose Giral (Democratic)
- Benjamin Sanchez (Democratic)
- Gina Curry (Democratic)
- Dan Williams (Democratic)
- Nathan Davidson (Democratic)
- Kristine Howard (Democratic)
- Dan Frankel (Democratic)
- Steven Malagari (Democratic)
- Lisa Borowski (Democratic)
- Heather Boyd (Democratic)
- Jim Prokopiak (Democratic)
- Greg Scott (Democratic)
- Brandon Markosek (Democratic)
- Mandy Steele (Democratic)
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic)
- Joe Ciresi (Democratic)
- Robert Freeman (Democratic)
- Paul Friel (Democratic)
- Joe Webster (Democratic)
- Jeanne Mcneill (Democratic)
- Ben Waxman (Democratic)
- Paul Takac (Democratic)
- Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic)
- Tarik Khan (Democratic)
- Rick Krajewski (Democratic)
- Nancy Guenst (Democratic)
- Liz Hanbidge (Democratic)
- Sean Dougherty (Democratic)
- Nikki Rivera (Democratic)
- G. Roni Green (Democratic)
- Tim Brennan (Democratic)
- Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic)
- Tina Davis (Democratic)
- Steve Samuelson (Democratic)
- Abigail Salisbury (Democratic)
- Chris Pielli (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 31, 2026): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 House | Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 House | A2670 | fail | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 House | A2696 | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 House | A2486 | fail | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Committee vote (Energy): Adopt Amendment | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Committee vote (Energy): Report Bill As Amended | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Third consideration and final passage - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Re-reported as committed - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Re-committed to Appropriations - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Second consideration, with amendments - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Removed from table - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Laid on the table - Feb 2, 2026 · House
First consideration - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported as amended - Sep 4, 2025 · House
Referred to Energy