Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 21 D cosponsors

HB 2129 — An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, repealing provisions relating to expiration; imposing a natural gas tax; and imposing penalties.

Last action — Referred to ENERGY, Jan. 12, 2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 21 sponsors

    1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Severance Tax on Natural Gas Production

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to ENERGY, Jan. 12, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 232 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (232)

232 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

taxation energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2129 do?
Severance Tax on Natural Gas Production
Who sponsors HB 2129?
HB 2129 is sponsored by Tarik Khan (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Carol Kazeem (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Greg Vitali (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), Steve Samuelson (Democratic), and Dan Frankel (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 2129?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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