PennsylvaniaHB 20172025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

An Act amending the act of July 10, 1984 (P.L.688, No.147), known as the Radiation Protection Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in fees, providing for small modular r . . .eactor and microreactor fees and further providing for creation of special funds.

Sponsored By: Jose Giral (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Dedicated safety funds for Pennsylvania reactors

The law dedicates reactor fee revenue to radiation safety and emergency response work. Environmental department fees go into the Radiation Protection Fund for its duties under the Radiation Protection Act. Emergency preparedness fees go into the Radiological Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness Program Fund. Fees for emergency equipment, planning, training, and exercises go into the Radiation Emergency Response Fund for the emergency-response agency. The law also establishes a separate Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Fund, supported by transport fees, for transportation-related response duties.

New annual fees for small reactor sites

Holders of federal construction permits or operating licenses for qualifying Pennsylvania reactor sites must pay three annual fees. The law covers microreactors rated at 100 electrical megawatts or less and small modular reactors rated at 400 or less. Each fee is $10,000 to $50,000 per site, regardless of the number of reactors there. One covers state environmental monitoring, decommissioning oversight, and related duties; another covers emergency preparedness, planning, and recovery. The third covers emergency equipment, planning, training, and exercises involving people outside the emergency-response agency. The law takes effect 60 days after enactment; payments are due within 30 days afterward and every July 1 thereafter. Starting in 2030, agencies review fees every three years and must adopt new rates through regulations when needed to cover program costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jose Giral

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Arvind Venkat

    Democratic • House

  • Ben Waxman

    Democratic • House

  • Benjamin V. Sanchez

    Democratic • House

  • Chris Pielli

    Democratic • House

  • Dan Frankel

    Democratic • House

  • Ed Neilson

    Democratic • House

  • Elizabeth Fiedler

    Democratic • House

  • Greg Scott

    Democratic • House

  • Heather Boyd

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Ciresi

    Democratic • House

  • Joe McAndrew

    Democratic • House

  • Keith S. Harris

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa A. Borowski

    Democratic • House

  • Mark M. Gillen

    Republican • House

  • Nathan Davidson

    Democratic • House

  • Nikki Rivera

    Democratic • House

  • Robert E. Merski

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas L. Mehaffie III

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 386 • No: 7

Senate vote • 7/12/2026

House Bill 2017 PN3686, Final Passage

Yes: 46 • No: 4

committee vote • 6/24/2026

22 0

Yes: 22 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/23/2026

House Bill 2017 PN2556 A03809, MARTIN Amendment No. A-3809

Yes: 47 • No: 2

committee vote • 5/6/2026

10 1

Yes: 10 • No: 1

committee vote • 2/4/2026

37 0

Yes: 37 • No: 0

House vote • 2/4/2026

House Bill 2017 PN2556, FINAL PASSAGE

Yes: 198 • No: 0

committee vote • 11/18/2025

26 0

Yes: 26 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Act No. 37 of 2026

    7/20/2026Governor
  2. Approved by the Governor

    7/20/2026Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor

    7/12/2026House
  4. Signed in Senate

    7/12/2026House
  5. Signed in House

    7/12/2026House
  6. House concurred in Senate amendments (202-0)

    7/12/2026House
  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed

    7/12/2026House
  8. Referred to Rules

    7/12/2026House
  9. Third consideration and final passage (46-4)

    7/12/2026Senate
  10. Re-reported as committed

    6/24/2026Senate
  11. Re-referred to Appropriations

    6/23/2026Senate
  12. Amended on third consideration (47-2)

    6/23/2026Senate
  13. Second consideration

    6/1/2026Senate
  14. First consideration

    5/6/2026Senate
  15. Reported as committed

    5/6/2026Senate
  16. Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy

    2/13/2026Senate
  17. Third consideration and final passage (198-0)

    2/4/2026House
  18. Re-reported as committed

    2/4/2026House
  19. Re-committed to Appropriations

    2/3/2026House
  20. Second consideration

    2/3/2026House
  21. Removed from table

    2/2/2026House
  22. Laid on the table

    11/18/2025House
  23. First consideration

    11/18/2025House
  24. Reported as committed

    11/18/2025House
  25. Referred to Energy

    11/6/2025House

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