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House Appropriations Committee advances package of bills, approves energy authority rename and geothermal framework
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a package of bills including a rental application fee cap and measures on children's vision, guardianship notice and transmission technologies, approved a separate bill to rename the state energy authority, and passed a geothermal regulatory bill by roll call.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a package of bills and approved several individual measures during a brief session that the chair adjourned after completing roll calls.
The committee executive director summarized the bills before the committee, including House Bill 558, which "imposes a cap on rental application fees," and House Bill 10 77, which "establishes the commission on children's vision within the Department of Health," among others, the executive director said. After that overview, the chair called up a package containing HB 558, HB 10 77, HB 1752, HB 18 30, HB 21 06 and HB 22 23 for consideration.
Representative Waxman told the committee, "On this package of bills, all Republicans will be voting in the affirmative." The chair then recorded that all Democrats would be recorded in the affirmative and declared the package passed unanimously; the package will be referred to the House floor.
The committee also considered House Bill 23 47, which renames the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority to the Pennsylvania Energy Financing Authority and updates related provisions. A member announced that Republicans would vote in the negative and Democrats in the affirmative; the chair recorded that HB 23 47 would pass and be referred to the floor.
House Bill 10 77 was taken up separately and decided by roll call. After members were polled, the chair announced that "ayes have it" and said the bill will be referred to the House floor. Later in the meeting, the committee held a roll call for House Bill 20 76, which would create a regulatory framework for geothermal energy development in Pennsylvania. Several members were recorded as voting "no" during the roll call, but the chair again declared that "the ayes have it" and directed that the bill be sent to the floor.
There was no extended debate recorded in the transcript; the executive director presented bill summaries, members completed roll calls on multiple items, and the chair confirmed passage and referrals. The committee noted the presence of additional representatives near the end of the meeting and adjourned.
What happens next: Each bill the committee advanced will be placed on the House floor calendar for further consideration.
