Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2584: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information.
Status: Passed one chamber, October 26, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information.
From the introduced text, June 2, 2026:
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 308.1 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read: § 308.1. Consumer protection and information. * * * (c) Database of rate increases.-- (1) The commission shall, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this paragraph, create and maintain a centralized public database of all rates the commission oversees. All information available must be searchable, at minimum, by company, entity, type of utility, year or docket number. The commission shall make the database available on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website and, when the commission receives a rate increase request, the database shall be updated with the information not later than 10 days after the commission's receipt of the request. The database must contain all information available for each rate the commission oversees, including rate increase requests, for the previous 20 years, at a minimum. (2) The commission may contract with a third party to operate the database required by this subsection. Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 20260HB2584PN3494 - 2 -
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Fiedler (D, 184) · primary sponsor
- Patrick Harkins (D, 1)
- Kyle Donahue (D, 113)
- Christopher Rabb (D, 200)
- Benjamin Waxman (D, 182)
- Hanbidge, Liz (D, 61)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Tarah Probst (D, 189)
- Manuel Guzman (D, 127)
- Joseph Hohenstein (D, 177)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
Latest actions
- : Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Oct. 26, 2026
- : In the Senate
- : Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 20, 2026 (203-0)
- : Re-reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2026
- : Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2026
- : Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2026
- : Removed from table, Oct. 7, 2026
- : Laid on the table, Sept. 29, 2026
- : First consideration, Sept. 29, 2026
- : Reported as amended, Sept. 29, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: HB2584, RC 1563 (October 20, 2026): 203 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (October 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities: Report Bill As Amended (September 29, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities: Adopt Amendment (September 29, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2584?
- HB2584 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information.
- What does HB2584 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information.
- What is the status of HB2584?
- Passed one chamber as of October 26, 2026. Latest action: Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Oct. 26, 2026 (October 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2584?
- Elizabeth Fiedler (D, 184), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2584?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2584
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