Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 8 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1249 — An Act amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1363, No.100), known as the Crane Operator Licensure Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title and for definitions and providing for applicability; in State Board of Crane Operators, further providing for board and for powers and duties of board; in licensure, further providing for licensure, for qualifications, for duration of license, for reporting of multiple licensure and for license without certification and providing for qualifications for licensure as well driller, for grandfathering for well drillers, for examination for licensure as well driller, for bonding and insurance for well drillers, for continuing education for well drillers, for professional standards and industry regulations for well drilling, for additional reporting requirements for well drillers, for sampling, for well driller license identification, for drilling company and rig registration, for exemptions and for agricultural operations; in administration and enforcement, further providing for violation of act, for refusal, suspension or revocation of license and for temporary and automatic suspensions; and making a repeal.

Last action — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 30, 2026

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence
  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

State Licensing of Water Well Drillers: Protecting consumers, promoting public health, and ensuring accountability

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 30, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (244)

244 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1249 do?
State Licensing of Water Well Drillers: Protecting consumers, promoting public health, and ensuring accountability
Who sponsors SB 1249?
SB 1249 is sponsored by Nick Miller (Democratic), Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), John I. Kane (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), James Andrew Malone (Democratic), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), and Art Haywood (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1249?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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