PennsylvaniaHB 18342025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

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 Develo . . .pment 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.

Sponsored By: Robert F. Matzie (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robert F. Matzie

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Ben Waxman

    Democratic • House

  • Benjamin V. Sanchez

    Democratic • House

  • Brandon J. Markosek

    Democratic • House

  • Carol Hill-Evans

    Democratic • House

  • Dan Frankel

    Democratic • House

  • Lindsey Marie Williams

    Democratic • Senate

  • Daniel J. Deasy

    Democratic • House

  • Ed Neilson

    Democratic • House

  • G. Roni Green

    Democratic • House

  • Gina H. Curry

    Democratic • House

  • Greg Scott

    Democratic • House

  • Heather Boyd

    Democratic • House

  • Ismail Smith-Wade-El

    Democratic • House

  • Jeanne McNeill

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer O'Mara

    Democratic • House

  • Jim Haddock

    Democratic • House

  • Jim Prokopiak

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Ciresi

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Webster

    Democratic • House

  • Arthur L Haywood III

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jose Giral

    Democratic • House

  • Kristine C. Howard

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Donahue

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle J. Mullins

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa A. Borowski

    Democratic • House

  • Liz Hanbidge

    Democratic • House

  • Malcolm Kenyatta

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Steele

    Democratic • House

  • Nancy Guenst

    Democratic • House

  • Nathan Davidson

    Democratic • House

  • Nikki Rivera

    Democratic • House

  • Paul Friel

    Democratic • House

  • Paul Takac

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Krajewski

    Democratic • House

  • Robert Freeman

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Dougherty

    Democratic • House

  • Steven R. Malagari

    Democratic • House

  • Tarah Probst

    Democratic • House

  • Tarik Khan

    Democratic • House

  • Tim Brennan

    Democratic • House

  • Tina M. Davis

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 322 • No: 327

House vote 3/23/2026

House Bill 1834 PN2846 A02696

Yes: 102 • No: 97

House vote 3/23/2026

House Bill 1834 PN2846 A02670

Yes: 95 • No: 104

House vote 3/23/2026

House Bill 1834 PN2846 A02486

Yes: 97 • No: 102

committee vote 2/2/2026

14 12

Yes: 14 • No: 12

committee vote 2/2/2026

14 12

Yes: 14 • No: 12

Actions Timeline

  1. Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

    3/31/2026Senate
  2. Third consideration and final passage (104-95)

    3/24/2026House
  3. Re-reported as committed

    3/24/2026House
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations

    3/23/2026House
  5. Second consideration, with amendments

    3/23/2026House
  6. Removed from table

    2/4/2026House
  7. Laid on the table

    2/2/2026House
  8. First consideration

    2/2/2026House
  9. Reported as amended

    2/2/2026House

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