Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1567: An Act providing for power plant host community benefit agreements between municipalities and owners of certain electric generating facilities, for power plant host community impact fees paid by affected facilities and fee uses; establishing public participation requirements; and providing for administrative fees and for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 9, 2025:
PRINTER'S NO. 1867 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY MULLINS, DONAHUE, HILL-EVANS, PROKOPIAK AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, JUNE 5, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, JUNE 9, 2025 Providing for power plant host community benefit agreements between municipalities and owners of certain electric generating facilities, for power plant host community impact fees paid by affected facilities and fee uses; establishing public participation requirements; and providing for administrative fees and for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Power Plant Host Community Benefit Agreement and Fee Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Affected facility." An electric generating facility with a capacity of at least 10 megawatts. The term shall not include the portion of an electric generating facility that uses alternative energy sources. "Alternative energy sources." Energy derived from: (1) Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy. (2) Wind power. (3) Low-impact hydropower. (4) Geothermal energy. (5) Biologically derived methane gas. (6) Fuel cells. (7) Biomass energy. (8) Coal mine methane. "Department." The …
Sponsors
- Kyle Mullins (D, 112) · primary sponsor
- Kyle Donahue (D, 113)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- James Prokopiak (D, 140)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, 129)
- Emily Kinkead (D, 20)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table, Sept. 8, 2026
- : Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2026
- : Re-committed to RULES, June 8, 2026
- : First consideration, June 8, 2026
- : Reported as committed, June 8, 2026
- : Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, June 9, 2025
Votes
- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection: Report Bill As Committed (June 8, 2026): 14 yea, 12 nay, passed
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
Common questions
- What is HB1567?
- HB1567 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act providing for power plant host community benefit agreements between municipalities and owners of certain electric generating facilities, for power plant host community impact fees paid by affected facilities and fee uses; establishing public participation requirements; and providing for administrative fees and for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.
- What is the status of HB1567?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Laid on the table, Sept. 8, 2026 (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1567?
- Kyle Mullins (D, 112), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1567?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1567
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