l9n/ Pennsylvania

2023–2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 831

An Act providing for the injection of carbon dioxide into an underground reservoir for the purpose of carbon sequestration, for the ownership of pore space in strata below surface lands and waters of the Commonwealth, for conveyance of the surface ownership of real property; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Hearing Board; and establishing the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund.

Became law as Act 87 of 2024, signed July 17, 2024, 393 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Devlin J. Robinson, Patrick J. Stefano, Elder A. Vogel Jr.

Its course

June 20, 2023 to July 17, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action37 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJun 20 to Apr 9294 days

Environmental Resources & EnergyJun 20 to Jun 211 day

AppropriationsApr 8 to Apr 80 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to Jul 1193 days

Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesApr 10 to Jun 2576 days

AppropriationsJun 28 to Jul 1113 days

Back in the SenateJul 11 to Jul 110 days

Waiting to be sentJul 11 to Jul 110 days

With the GovernorJul 11 to Jul 176 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, amendment49–0

    Mar 19, 2024

  • Senate, amendment27–21

    Apr 8, 2024

  • Senate, third reading30–20

    Passed · Apr 9, 2024

  • House of Representatives, third reading127–75

    Passed · Jul 11, 2024

  • Senate, concurrence37–12

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jul 11, 2024

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 19, 2024

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8, 2024

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25, 2024

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 28, 2024

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jun 20 – Apr 9, 2024

  1. Jun 20Sent to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
  2. Jun 21ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY recommended it
  3. Nov 14Read a second time
  4. Mar 19, 2024Amended on the floor
  5. Apr 8, 2024Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Amended on the floor
  8. Apr 9, 2024Passed the Senate, 30 to 20

In the House of Representatives Apr 10, 2024 – Jul 11, 2024

  1. Apr 10, 2024Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
  3. Jun 25, 2024CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 28, 2024Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jul 11, 2024APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 127 to 75

Back in the Senate Jul 11, 2024

  1. Jul 11, 2024Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 37 to 12
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jul 11, 2024 – Jul 17, 2024

  1. Jul 11, 2024Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 17, 2024Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 87 of 2024
All 37 actions, as published
  1. Jun 20Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, June 20, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  2. Jun 21Reported as committed, June 21, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  3. Jun 21First consideration, June 21, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  4. Sep 20Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Sept. 20, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  5. Nov 13Removed from table, Nov. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  6. Nov 14Second consideration, Nov. 14, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  7. Mar 18, 2024Laid on the table, March 18, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  8. Mar 18, 2024Removed from table, March 18, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  9. Mar 19, 2024Amended on third consideration, March 19, 2024 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  10. Apr 8, 2024Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 8, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  11. Apr 8, 2024Re-reported as committed, April 8, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  12. Apr 8, 2024Amended on third consideration, April 8, 2024 (27-21) [Senate]Senate
  13. Apr 8, 2024(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 162-164), April 8, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  14. Apr 9, 2024Third consideration and final passage, April 9, 2024 (30-20) [Senate]Senate
  15. Apr 9, 2024(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 175-178), April 9, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  16. Apr 10, 2024In the House [House]House of Representatives
  17. Apr 10, 2024Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, April 10, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Jun 25, 2024Reported as amended, June 25, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Jun 25, 2024First consideration, June 25, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  20. Jun 25, 2024Laid on the table, June 25, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jun 27, 2024Removed from table, June 27, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Jun 28, 2024Second consideration, with amendments, June 28, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Jun 28, 2024Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 28, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jun 28, 2024(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 28, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jul 11, 2024Re-reported as committed, July 11, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jul 11, 2024Third consideration and final passage, July 11, 2024 (127-75) [House]House of Representatives
  27. Jul 11, 2024(Remarks see House Journal Page ....), July 11, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Jul 11, 2024In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  29. Jul 11, 2024Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, July 11, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  30. Jul 11, 2024Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 11, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  31. Jul 11, 2024Senate concurred in House amendments, July 11, 2024 (37-12) [Senate]Senate
  32. Jul 11, 2024(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 703-705), July 11, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  33. Jul 11, 2024Signed in Senate, July 11, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  34. Jul 11, 2024Signed in House, July 11, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  35. Jul 11, 2024Presented to the Governor, July 11, 2024Governor
  36. Jul 17, 2024Approved by the Governor, July 17, 2024Governor
  37. Jul 17, 2024Act No. 87 of 2024, July 17, 2024Governor