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HB1834
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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 Development 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.

PA · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Last action 31 Mar 2026

Official record
Progress
  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor's desk
Introduced In committee Passed House Passed Senate Governor's desk

Political leaning

Democratic

from sponsors · Split on recorded votes

Support

Unusually broad

44 of 209 members, against a typical 14 for this chamber.

Committees
Energy 4 Sep
Appropriations 23 Mar
Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure 31 Mar
Sponsors (44)
Robert Matzie
John Inglis
Daniel Deasy
Ed Neilson
Kyle Mullins
James Haddock
Kyle Donahue
Tarah Probst
Carol Hill-Evans
Jose Giral
Ben Sanchez
Gina Curry
Dan Williams
Nathan Davidson
Kristine Howard
Dan Frankel
Steven Malagari
Lisa Borowski
Heather Boyd
James Prokopiak
Gregory Scott
Brandon Markosek
Mandy Steele
Ismail Smith-Wade-El
Joseph Ciresi
Robert Freeman
Paul Friel
Joseph Webster
Jeanne McNeill
Benjamin Waxman
Paul Takac
Jennifer O'Mara
Tarik Khan
Rick Krajewski
Nancy Guenst
Liz Hanbidge
Sean Dougherty
Nikki Rivera
Roni Green
Timothy Brennan
Malcolm Kenyatta
Tina Davis
Stephen Samuelson
Abigail Salisbury

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