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HB1260: Solar-ready warehouses (Rusnock)
Requires new warehouses be solar ready, and establishes tax credit for existing warehouses that make retrofit improvements
- Passed Energy Committee; cleared 2nd consideration, ready for passage when House comes back
LINK TO BILL [ https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1260 ]
HB1580: Workplace heat protections (Fiedler)
An Act providing for regulations for employers to protect employees from heat-related injury or heat-related illness caused by heat stress; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and the Secretary of Labor and Industry; establishing the Heat Protection Enforcement Fund; and imposing penalties.
- Introduced and referred to Labor Committee; view the bill page here.
LINK TO BILL [ https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1580 ]
HB1556: Advanced clean manufacturing tax credit (Fiedler)
Creates tax credit for building clean energy tech in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania businesses and workers have the experience and expertise to lead in these emerging sectors, but competition will be fierce. The legislature can support Pennsylvania industry and workers by adopting an Advanced Clean Manufacturing Tax Credit, which could sustain existing businesses, attract new businesses, and help decarbonize existing industries. And because few states utilize production tax credits, Pennsylvania could both secure its competitive advantage in upstream manufacturing and capture first-mover advantages in emerging industries.
- Passed through the House
LINK TO BILL [ https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1556 ]
PEDA modernization (no bill # yet) (Fiedler/O’Mara)
Proposes changes to the Administrative Code could ensure that PEDA has the resources and mission to utilize public and private funds so that Pennsylvania can turbocharge energy production, keep energy bills down, and create family-sustaining jobs in communities across the Commonwealth.
- JUMP-START ENERGY PRODUCTION: We can safeguard and magnify Pennsylvania’s position as a national energy leader.
- REDUCE UTILITY BILLS: By financing new energy generation and energy efficiency projects, we can arrest soaring utility bills that are straining household budgets and raising operating costs for small businesses.
- CREATE GOOD JOBS: Our labor unions and workforce programs can work together to train our citizens for the local, family-sustaining jobs of the future.
- SECURE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: By investing in local energy production, we protect taxpayers from rising energy prices and from fluctuations due to turmoil abroad.
LINK TO BILL [ https://www.palegis.us/house/co-sponsorship/memo?memoID=47937 ]
Public Hearing on HB2076 (Venkat) - Deep Geothermal Regulatory Framework
Confirmed to testify:
- Seth Pelepko, Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas, PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- John Walliser, Senior Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC)
- Benjamin Sebree, Attorney, The Sebree Law Firm; formerly, VP and General Counsel, Texas Oil and Gas Association
LINK TO BILL [ https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2076 ]