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House approves bill expanding state authority to protect terrestrial invertebrates
Summary
House Bill 441, which would amend the Wild Resource Conservation Act to give the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) explicit authority over certain terrestrial invertebrates, passed the House on Oct. 7, 2025 after floor debate about environmental protection and regulatory impact.
The House of Representatives on Oct. 7, 2025, passed House Bill 441, a bill that would amend the Wild Resource Conservation Act of 1982 to give Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources explicit authority to conserve and protect terrestrial invertebrates, including species currently listed under federal endangered-species protections.
Sponsor Representative Paoli argued the measure would let Pennsylvania act sooner to recover imperiled insect species and help the Commonwealth access federal conservation funds. "Native invertebrates provide many ecosystem services,…
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