HB 668 — An Act amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, further providing for Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board.
Last action — Act No. 105 of 2022
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2021. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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16 sponsors
1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read HB 668 on the official Pennsylvania source →Action History
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Act No. 105 of 2022
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Approved by the Governor
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Presented to the Governor
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Signed in Senate
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Signed in House
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
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Second consideration
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Removed from table
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Laid on the table
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-committed to RULES
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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PN 0629 Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Sponsors
- R. Lee James · Primary
- Brooks · Cosponsor
- Martin T. Causer · Cosponsor
- Bud Cook · Cosponsor
- Rich Irvin · Cosponsor
- Longietti · Cosponsor
- Millard · Cosponsor
- Nick Pisciottano · Cosponsor
- Sainato · Cosponsor
- Sankey · Cosponsor
- Peter Schweyer · Cosponsor
- James B. Struzzi · Cosponsor
- Wheeland · Cosponsor
- David H. Zimmerman · Cosponsor
- Mike Armanini · Cosponsor
- Tim Twardzik · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 237 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- R. Lee James Republican
Co-sponsors (15)
- Brooks
- Martin T. Causer Republican
- Bud Cook Republican
- Rich Irvin Republican
- Longietti
- Millard
- Nick Pisciottano Democratic
- Sainato
- Sankey
- Peter Schweyer Democratic
- James B. Struzzi Republican
- Wheeland
- David H. Zimmerman Republican
- Mike Armanini Republican
- Tim Twardzik Republican
Not signed on (237)
237 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 237 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DILLON | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| Anthony Williams | — | Yea |
| Amanda M. Cappelletti | Democratic | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| John I. Kane | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 200 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (201)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| BOBACK | — | Yea |
| COX | — | Yea |
| DELROSSO | — | Yea |
| DOWLING | — | Not Voting |
| GILLESPIE | — | Yea |
| HELM | — | Yea |
| HENNESSEY | — | Yea |
| HERSHEY | — | Yea |
| KNOWLES | — | Yea |
| LEWIS | — | Yea |
| HICKERNELL | — | Yea |
| MASSER | — | Yea |
| METCALFE | — | Yea |
| MILLARD | — | Yea |
| MIZGORSKI | — | Yea |
| PEIFER | — | Yea |
| POLINCHOCK | — | Yea |
| PUSKARIC | — | Yea |
| QUINN | — | Yea |
| RYAN | — | Yea |
| SANKEY | — | Yea |
| SAYLOR | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| SCHROEDER | — | Yea |
| SILVIS | — | Yea |
| SONNEY | — | Yea |
| STEPHENS | — | Yea |
| KIRKLAND | — | Yea |
| LEE | — | Yea |
| LONGIETTI | — | Yea |
| TOOHIL | — | Yea |
| WHEELAND | — | Yea |
| CRUZ | — | Yea |
| DELISSIO | — | Yea |
| DELUCA | — | Yea |
| DRISCOLL | — | Yea |
| EVANS | — | Yea |
| FITZGERALD | — | Yea |
| GAINEY | — | Yea |
| GALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| HERRIN | — | Yea |
| MULLERY | — | Yea |
| SAINATO | — | Yea |
| SIMS | — | Yea |
| SNYDER | — | Yea |
| STURLA | — | Yea |
| WHEATLEY | — | Yea |
| Aaron Kaufer | — | Yea |
| Barry Jozwiak | — | Yea |
| DAVIS, A | — | Yea |
| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Donna Bullock | — | Yea |
| Donna Oberlander | — | Yea |
| George Dunbar | — | Yea |
| Jim Gregory | — | Yea |
| Jim Marshall | — | Yea |
| Kevin Boyle | — | Yea |
| Louis Schmitt | — | Yea |
| MACKENZIE, R | — | Yea |
| Mark Rozzi | — | Yea |
| Mike Zabel | — | Yea |
| Paul Schemel | — | Yea |
| Robert W. Mercuri | — | Yea |
| Sara Innamorato | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Stephen Kinsey | — | Yea |
| Torren Ecker | — | Yea |
| Amen Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Benjamin V. Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget M. Kosierowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan K. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Danielle Friel Otten | Democratic | Yea |
| Danilo Burgos | Democratic | Yea |
| Darisha K. Parker | Democratic | Yea |
| David M. Delloso | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Democratic | Yea |
| Emily Kinkead | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer O'Mara | Democratic | Yea |
| Jessica Benham | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Ciresi | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Webster | Democratic | Yea |
| Jordan A. Harris | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph C. Hohenstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Kristine C. Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle J. Mullins | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | Democratic | Yea |
| Manuel Guzman | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| MaryLouise Isaacson | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa L. Shusterman | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nancy Guenst | Democratic | Yea |
| Napoleon J. Nelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Pisciottano | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Yea |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Regina G. Young | Democratic | Yea |
| Rick Krajewski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert E. Merski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven R. Malagari | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Abby Major | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Flood | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Gleim | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Rowe | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Davanzo | Republican | Yea |
| Eric R. Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| James B. Struzzi | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Rigby | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hamm | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Kerwin | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua D. Kail | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Leslie Rossi | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Marci Mustello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Armanini | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Natalie Mihalek | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| Perry A. Stambaugh | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Shelby Labs | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Borowicz | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Twardzik | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy R. Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Pennycuick | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie S. Gaydos | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 668?
- HB 668 is sponsored by R. Lee James (Republican), Brooks, Martin T. Causer (Republican), Bud Cook (Republican), Rich Irvin (Republican), Longietti, Millard, Nick Pisciottano (Democratic), Sainato, Sankey, Peter Schweyer (Democratic), James B. Struzzi (Republican), Wheeland, David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Mike Armanini (Republican), and Tim Twardzik (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 668?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2021. Enacted.
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