Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 R cosponsors

HB 1071 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other subjects of taxation, prohibiting bans, fees, surcharges and taxes on recyclable plastic bags.

Last action — Vetoed by the Governor

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by the Governor

  2. Presented to the Governor

  3. Signed in Senate

  4. Signed in House

  5. Third consideration and final passage

  6. Re-reported as committed

  7. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  8. Second consideration

  9. First consideration

  10. Reported as committed

  11. Referred to FINANCE

  12. Third consideration and final passage

  13. Re-reported as committed

  14. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  15. Second consideration

  16. Removed from table

  17. Laid on the table

  18. First consideration

  19. PN 1270 Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Sponsors

  • Seth Grove · Cosponsor
  • Barrar · Cosponsor
  • Dan Moul · Cosponsor
  • A. Harris · Cosponsor
  • Frank A. Farry · Primary
  • Godshall · Cosponsor
  • Hanna · Cosponsor
  • Millard · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 245 not signed on · 44 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (245)

245 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 28 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 161201
Republican 12100
Democratic 0800
Total 282101
% of votes cast 56%42%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Nay
BREWSTER — Nay
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DINNIMAN — Nay
DISANTO — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Nay
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Nay
KILLION — Nay
LEACH — Not Voting
MCGARRIGLE — Nay
MCILHINNEY — Nay
MENSCH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Nay
REGAN — Yea
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Nay
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Yea
WILLIAMS — Nay
YUDICHAK — Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Nay
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Nay
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Nay
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 14 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 8501
Democratic 0600
Total 141101
% of votes cast 54%42%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
EICHELBERGER — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
BLAKE — Nay
BREWSTER — Nay
GREENLEAF — Nay
KILLION — Nay
VULAKOVICH — Nay
LEACH — Not Voting
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (FINANCE): Reported as Committed

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 5101
Democratic 0300
Total 7401
% of votes cast 58%33%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
AUMENT — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
WARD — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
BLAKE — Nay
DISANTO — Not Voting
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 102 Yea · 87 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 42202
Unaffiliated 5952010
Democratic 13302
Total 10287014
% of votes cast 50%43%0%7%
How each member voted (203)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Nay
CHARLTON — Yea
E CHRISTIANA — Not Voting
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Nay
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Nay
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Nay
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
E HENNESSEY — Not Voting
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
KAUFER — Nay
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Nay
MAHER — Nay
MARSHALL — Nay
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
MCGINNIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MILNE — Nay
MURT — Nay
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Nay
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Nay
PETRI — Nay
PYLE — Yea
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Nay
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
E SIMMONS — Not Voting
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
E TAYLOR — Not Voting
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
E WATSON — Not Voting
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Yea
BOYLE — Nay
BROWN, V. — Nay
BULLOCK — Nay
CALTAGIRONE — Nay
E COSTA, P. — Not Voting
CRUZ — Nay
DEAN — Nay
DELISSIO — Nay
DELUCA — Nay
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Nay
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Nay
E FABRIZIO — Not Voting
FITZGERALD — Nay
GAINEY — Nay
GALLOWAY — Nay
GOODMAN — Yea
HAGGERTY — Nay
HANNA — Yea
KAVULICH — Nay
KELLER, W. — Nay
KINSEY — Nay
KIRKLAND — Nay
KORTZ — Nay
LONGIETTI — Nay
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Nay
NEUMAN — Nay
O'BRIEN — Nay
PETRARCA — Nay
RAVENSTAHL — Nay
E READSHAW — Not Voting
ROEBUCK — Nay
ROZZI — Nay
SAINATO — Nay
SIMS — Nay
SNYDER — Nay
STURLA — Nay
THOMAS — Nay
VAZQUEZ — Nay
WHEATLEY — Nay
YOUNGBLOOD — Nay
E TURZAI — Not Voting
Dan Miller — Nay
Matthew Gergely — Not Voting
Seth Grove — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Nay
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Nay
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Not Voting
Dan Frankel Democratic Nay
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Nay
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Nay
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Nay
Jason Dawkins Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Not Voting
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Nay
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Nay
Leanne Krueger Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Nay
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Nay
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Nay
Morgan Cephas Democratic Nay
Nathan Davidson Democratic Nay
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Perry S. Warren Democratic Nay
Peter Schweyer Democratic Nay
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Nay
Robert Freeman Democratic Nay
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Nay
Scott Conklin Democratic Nay
Steve Samuelson Democratic Nay
Tim Briggs Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Nay
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Nay
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Not Voting
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Nay
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1071?
HB 1071 is sponsored by Seth Grove, Barrar, Dan Moul (Republican), A. Harris, Frank A. Farry (Republican), Godshall, Hanna, and Millard.
What is the current status of HB 1071?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1071?
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