Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 2249 — An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of the department and for powers and duties of the Environmental Quality Board.

Last action — Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, Feb. 25, 2026

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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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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends Pennsylvania's Solid Waste Management Act to include definitions and regulations regarding biosolids and specific contaminants, enhancing the regulatory framework for waste management.

  • Section 103

    "Biosolid." As follows: (1) Liquid or solid sludge or other residue from a municipal sewage collection and treatment system or from septic and holding tank pumpings from a commercial, institutional or residential establishment. (2) A material derived from sewage sludge. (3) The term does not include any of the following: (i) Ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator. (ii) Grit and screenings generated during the preliminary treatment of sewage sludge at a municipal sewage collection and treatment system. (iii) Grit, screenings and nonorganic objects from septic and holding tank pumpings.

    This change introduces a detailed definition of biosolids, clarifying what is included and excluded.

  • Section 104

    ensure that there is no land application of biosolids if the maximum contaminant levels for perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid established by the Environmental Quality Board are exceeded; ensure that proper resampling and treatment requirements are completed prior to the land application of biosolids if the established maximum contaminant levels for perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid established by the Environmental Quality Board are exceeded; based on the results from samples collected in the previous calendar year under regulations promulgated under section 105(k), issue and post on the department's publicly accessible Internet website an annual report on the prevalence of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid in biosolids.

    This addition establishes strict regulations on the land application of biosolids concerning specific contaminants.

  • Section 105

    Not later than 500 days after the effective date of this subsection, the Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate final regulations establishing sampling requirements and maximum contaminant levels for the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid in biosolids that are authorized by the department for use in this Commonwealth.

    This mandates the Environmental Quality Board to create regulations for sampling and setting contaminant levels in biosolids.

Action History

  1. Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, Feb. 25, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2249 do?
Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids
Who sponsors HB 2249?
HB 2249 is sponsored by Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Brenda M. Pugh (Republican), Jamie Walsh (Republican), Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), and Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 2249?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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