Votes at a glance: Pennsylvania House approves appliance-efficiency measure and several bills on Feb. 2, 2026
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Summary
The House agreed to and passed several bills including an appliance-efficiency standard (HB 660) and multiple re-referred and final-passage items; amendments and recorded tallies are noted where provided.
HARRISBURG — During its floor session on Feb. 2, the Pennsylvania House recorded several final actions and committee referrals and approved an appliance-efficiency standard and a range of bills and resolutions.
House Bill 660 (printer's number 0995), an appliance-efficiency standard bill reported out of the Energy Committee, was called by the majority leader and debated briefly by prime sponsor Representative O’Meara, who said the bill will save energy and reduce costs for residents and small businesses. The sponsor cited an estimate from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project showing $291,000,000 in savings through 2035 and larger cumulative savings through 2050. The House then took a recorded final-passage vote and agreed to the bill; the majority required for passage was achieved and the clerk prepared to present it to the Senate for concurrence.
Other floor actions and outcomes included:
- Amendment A02345 offered to House Bill 19 72 (insurance regulation language strengthening public-adjuster restrictions and adjusting a fee cap); the amendment passed on the recorded vote (ayes 197, nays 1) and the bill was ordered reprinted as amended.
- Senate Bill 1036 (consolidation of the first-class township code into Title 73) and multiple other bills and resolutions were agreed to and transmitted to the Senate as read.
- A slate of bills was recommitted or moved between calendars as announced by the majority leader (including HB 886, HB 1556, HB 1935, HB 1963, HB 1972 among others listed on the floor).
Procedural notes: the clerk read statutory and administrative reports (including an Attorney General report to the General Assembly under the Sovereign Immunity Act and an Employment First cabinet annual report dated Jan. 30, 2026). Committee scheduling and caucus announcements were also made. The House adjourned to meet in joint session with the Senate on Feb. 3, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. to hear Governor Josh Shapiro’s address.
