# Pennsylvania SB 712: An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, further providing for definitions and for plugging requirements.

Pennsylvania SB 712, An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, further providing for definitions and for plugging requirements., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gene Yaw (Republican); status passed senate, last action 2026-02-05 (Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania SB 712
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, further providing for definitions and for plugging requirements.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-02
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection
- Sponsor: Gene Yaw (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gene Yaw (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cris Dush (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Doug Mastriano (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Rothman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maria Collett (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Hutchinson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | committee | 9 2 | pass | 9 | 2 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-02-05: Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection (House)
- 2026-02-04: Third consideration and final passage (32-16) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Re-reported as committed (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Second consideration (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: First consideration (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Reported as committed (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy (Senate)

## Bill text

- PN 726, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0712/PN0726), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0712/PN0726), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0712/PN0726)

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## Sources
- [PN 726 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0712/PN0726)
- [PN 726 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0712/PN0726)
- [PN 726 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0712/PN0726)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-SB712-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).