HB 943 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-17
Latest action: — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025
Sponsors
- John A. Lawrence (R, PA-13) — sponsor · 2025-03-17
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1010 · 2,016 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1010
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 943
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LAWRENCE, CIRESI, GILLEN, KUZMA, SHUSTERMAN AND
ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems,
3 further providing for valuation of acquired water and
4 wastewater systems.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1329 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9 § 1329. Valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.
10 * * *
11 (f.1) Independent Fiscal Office documentation.--Before the
12 commencement of a proceeding of a fair market value acquisition
13 of a selling utility, the selling utility shall request, receive
14 and make available, in-person and via a publicly accessible
15 Internet website, the following documentation from the
16 Independent Fiscal Office:
17 (1) An analysis of the costs and benefits of maintaining
18 the selling utility under its current ownership structure.
19 (2) An analysis of the costs and benefits of the selling
1 utility being acquired by an acquiring public utility under
2 this section.
3 (3) An analysis of the costs and benefits of the selling
4 utility being acquired by an acquiring public utility under
5 section 1327 (relating to acquisition of water and sewer
6 utilities).
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Local Government 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 | John A. Lawrence (R, state_lower PA-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Melissa L. Shusterman (D, state_lower PA-157) | 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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Local Government Committee · pa-leg