HB 847 — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for penalties and remedies.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-10
Latest action: — Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, March 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Kristine C. Howard (D, PA-167) — sponsor · 2025-03-10
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Michael H. Schlossberg (D, PA-132) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Mary Jo Daley (D, PA-148) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Tim Brennan (D, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Danielle Friel Otten (D, PA-155) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, March 10, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0877 · 2,115 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 877
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 847
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY, HADDOCK AND BRENNAN,
MARCH 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, MARCH 10, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), entitled "An
2 act providing for safe drinking water; imposing powers and
3 duties on the Department of Environmental Resources in
4 relation thereto; and appropriating certain funds," further
5 providing for penalties and remedies.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 13(f) of the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206,
9 No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, is
10 amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
11 read:
12 Section 13. Penalties and remedies.
13 * * *
14 (f) Preenforcement conference.--Notwithstanding any other
15 provision of this act, before the department, the Office of
16 Attorney General or the district attorney of the affected county
17 shall institute any criminal proceedings against any person
18 pursuant to subsections (c), (d) and (e) it shall, in writing,
1 provide such person with an opportunity for a preenforcement
2 conference with the department.
3 (f.1) Criminal proceedings.--The Office of Attorney General
4 under the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as
5 the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, or the district attorney of the
6 affected county may institute any criminal proceedings against
7 any person pursuant to subsections (c), (d) and (e).
8 * * *
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Environmental And Natural Resource Protection Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristine C. Howard (D, state_lower PA-167) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Danielle Friel Otten (D, state_lower PA-155) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jim Haddock (D, state_lower PA-118) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mary Jo Daley (D, state_lower PA-148) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Michael H. Schlossberg (D, state_lower PA-132) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Tim Brennan (D, state_lower PA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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