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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2496

An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, providing for pause on data center proposals.

In the Senate's Rules & Executive Nominations Committee since June 30, 2026.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

42 co-sponsors

Kyle Donahue, Kyle J. Mullins, Chris Pielli, Mandy Steele, Carol Hill-Evans, GREG VITALI, Christina D. Sappey, Liz Hanbidge, Lisa A. Borowski, Melissa L. Shusterman, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Danielle Friel Otten, Heather Boyd, TIM BRIGGS, Tom Jones, Brett R. Miller, Jamie Walsh, Brenda M. Pugh, Jill N. Cooper, Joe Ciresi, Greg Scott, ROBERT FREEMAN, JOE EMRICK, Craig Williams, Charity Grimm Krupa, Thomas H. Kutz, Milou Mackenzie, Marla Brown, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, Craig T. Staats, MARK M. GILLEN, Tarik Khan, Valerie S. Gaydos, G. Roni Green, Chad G. Reichard, Jeremy Shaffer, Roman Kozak, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, FRANK J. BURNS, Dave Madsen, Jeanne McNeill, STEVE SAMUELSON

Its course

May 8 to June 30, 2026, 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 action16 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 8 to Jun 2447 days

Local GovernmentMay 8 to Jun 1740 days

RulesJun 17 to Jun 236 days

AppropriationsJun 23 to Jun 241 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 24

Local GovernmentJun 25 to Jun 305 days

Rules & Executive NominationsFrom Jun 30

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–1

    Passed · Jun 24

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 17

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 30

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

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

In the House of Representatives May 8 – Jun 24

  1. May 8Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. Jun 17LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 23RULES recommended it
  5. Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jun 24APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 1

In the Senate Jun 25 – Jun 30

  1. Jun 25Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  3. Jun 30LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  4. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
All 16 actions, as published
  1. May 8Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, May 8, 2026House of Representatives
  2. Jun 17Reported as amended, June 17, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Jun 17First consideration, June 17, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Jun 17Re-committed to RULES, June 17, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Jun 23Re-reported as committed, June 23, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Jun 23Second consideration, with amendments, June 23, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jun 23Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 23, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Jun 23(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 23, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Jun 24Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Jun 24Third consideration and final passage, June 24, 2026 (201-1)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 24(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 24, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Jun 25In the SenateSenate
  13. Jun 25Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, June 25, 2026Senate
  14. Jun 30Reported as amended, June 30, 2026Senate
  15. Jun 30First consideration, June 30, 2026Senate
  16. Jun 30Re-referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 30, 2026Senate