Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 10 R cosponsors

SB 404 — An Act amending the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, providing for county conservation district stream reconstruction emergency permit authorizations.

Last action — Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Second consideration

  4. First consideration

  5. Re-reported as committed

  6. Re-referred to Appropriations

  7. Reported as committed

  8. Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (243)

243 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 35 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27000
Democratic 81400
Total 351400
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Amanda M. Cappelletti Democratic Nay
Anthony H. Williams Democratic Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
John I. Kane Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Nay
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Nay
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Nick Miller Democratic Yea
Nick Pisciottano Democratic Yea
Nikil Saval Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Nay
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
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
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Doug Mastriano Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jarrett Coleman Republican Yea
Joe Picozzi Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 15 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14000
Democratic 1700
Total 15700
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Amanda M. Cappelletti Democratic Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Nay
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
Chris Gebhard Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jarrett Coleman Republican Yea
Joe Picozzi Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Democratic 2200
Total 9200
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
John I. Kane Democratic Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Nay
Nikil Saval Democratic Nay
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 404?
SB 404 is sponsored by Gene Yaw (Republican), Greg Rothman (Republican), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Devlin J. Robinson (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Michele Brooks (Republican), and Cris Dush (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 404?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 404?
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