Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB505: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program.
Status: Passed one chamber, December 22, 2025
What the bill says
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program.
From the introduced text, April 23, 2025:
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 2806.1 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: § 2806.1. Energy efficiency, resilience and conservation program. (a) Program.--The commission shall[, by January 15, 2009,] adopt an energy efficiency, resilience and conservation program to require electric distribution companies to adopt and implement cost-effective energy efficiency, resilience and conservation plans to reduce energy demand and consumption within the service territory of each electric distribution company in this Commonwealth. The program shall include: (1) Procedures for the approval of plans submitted under subsection (b). (2) An evaluation process, including a process to monitor and verify data collection, quality assurance and results of each plan and the program. (3) An analysis of the cost and benefit of each plan submitted under subsection (b) in accordance with a total resource cost test approved by the commission. (4) An analysis of how the program and individual plans will enable each electric distribution company to achieve or exceed the requirements for reduction in consumption under subsections (c) and (d). (5) Standards to ensure that each plan includes a variety of energy efficiency, resilience …
Sponsors
- Kyle Donahue (D, 113) · primary sponsor
- Jose Giral (D, 180)
- Maureen Madden (D, 115)
- Christina Sappey (D, 158)
- Kristine Howard (D, 167)
- Michael Schlossberg (D, 132)
- Carol Kazeem (D, 159)
- Steven Malagari (D, 53)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Jennifer O'Mara (D, 165)
Latest actions
- : Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Dec. 22, 2025
- : In the Senate
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page 1671-1673), Dec. 17, 2025
- : Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 17, 2025 (102-101)
- : Re-reported as committed, Dec. 17, 2025
- : Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 16, 2025
- : Second consideration, Dec. 16, 2025
- : Removed from table, Oct. 29, 2025
- : Laid on the table, Sept. 30, 2025
- : First consideration, Sept. 30, 2025
Votes
- Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 17, 2025 (102-101) (December 17, 2025): 102 yea, 101 nay, passed
- House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (December 17, 2025): 22 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities: Report Bill As Amended (September 30, 2025): 15 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities: Adopt Amendment (September 30, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is HB505?
- HB505 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program.
- What does HB505 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program.
- What is the status of HB505?
- Passed one chamber as of December 22, 2025. Latest action: Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Dec. 22, 2025 (December 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB505?
- Kyle Donahue (D, 113), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB505?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb505
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