Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 646 — An Act amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, in recycling fee, further providing for recycling fee for municipal waste landfills and resource recovery facilities and for Recycling Fund.

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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 died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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What changed in the latest version

24 added · 26 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 646 includes postponing the deadline for a fee related to recycling, changing its end date from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2021. This extension allows more time for municipalities to gather funds for recycling initiatives, potentially leading to better waste management and recycling efforts. Additionally, the earlier provisions for transferring unspent money from the Recycling Fund to the Solid Waste Abatement Fund were removed, which may affect future funding allocations for waste management programs. Overall, these changes aim to improve the effectiveness of recycling efforts and ensure sustained financial support.

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HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
PRINTER'S NO.
734 PRINTER'S NO.
734 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of 2017 No.
1052 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of 2017 No.
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, YAW AND YUDICHAK, APRIL 20, 2017 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, APRIL 20, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled "An act providing for planning for the processing and disposal of municipal waste;
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, YAW, YUDICHAK, SCHWANK AND WAGNER, APRIL 20, 2017 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 29, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled "An act providing for planning for the processing and disposal of municipal waste;
establishing certain rights for host recycling programs;
establishing certain rights for host municipalities;
requiring Commonwealth agencies to procure recycled materials;
requiring municipalities to implement recycling programs;
imposing duties;
requiring Commonwealth agencies to to counties and municipalities;
granting powers to counties and municipalities;
Sections 701(d) and 706(d) of the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, are repealed AMENDED TO READ:
Sections 701(d) and 706(d) of the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, are repealed:
<-- Section 701.
Section 701.
* * * [(d) Sunset for fee.--No fee shall be imposed under this <-- section on and after January 1, 2020.] [2020.] 2021.
* * * [(d) Sunset for fee.--No fee shall be imposed under this section on and after January 1, 2020.] Section 706.
<-- Section 706.
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Action History

  1. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  2. Re-reported as committed

  3. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  4. Second consideration

  5. Removed from table

  6. Laid on the table

  7. First consideration

  8. PN 1052 Reported as amended

  9. Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

  10. Third consideration and final passage

  11. Re-reported as committed

  12. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  13. Second consideration

  14. First consideration

  15. Reported as committed

  16. PN 0734 Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Sponsors

  • Greenleaf · Cosponsor
  • Wagner · Cosponsor
  • Wayne D. Fontana · Cosponsor
  • Killion · Primary
  • Mensch · Cosponsor
  • Rafferty · Cosponsor
  • Judith L. Schwank · Cosponsor
  • Gene Yaw · Cosponsor
  • Yudichak · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on · 43 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Killion

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (244)

244 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

SB 646 PN 1052, 2017 A2586, CARROLL

Failed 89 Yea · 99 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24202
Unaffiliated 5357010
Democratic 34003
Total 8999015
% of votes cast 44%49%0%7%
How each member voted (203)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Nay
BOBACK — Nay
CHARLTON — Yea
E CHRISTIANA — Not Voting
CORBIN — Nay
CORR — Nay
COX — Nay
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Nay
DUNBAR — Nay
ELLIS — Nay
ENGLISH — Nay
EVANKOVICH — Nay
E EVERETT — Not Voting
GABLER — Nay
GILLESPIE — Nay
GODSHALL — Nay
HAHN — Nay
HARPER — Nay
HARRIS, A. — Nay
HELM — Nay
HENNESSEY — Nay
HICKERNELL — Nay
HILL — Nay
JOZWIAK — Nay
KAMPF — Nay
KAUFER — Nay
KELLER, F. — Nay
E KELLER, M.K. — Not Voting
KNOWLES — Nay
LEWIS — Nay
MAHER — Nay
MARSHALL — Nay
MARSICO — Nay
MASSER — Nay
MCGINNIS — Nay
E METCALFE — Not Voting
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Nay
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Nay
NELSON — Nay
E NESBIT — Not Voting
O'NEILL — Nay
OBERLANDER — Nay
PEIFER — Nay
PETRI — Yea
PYLE — Nay
E QUIGLEY — Not Voting
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Nay
REED — Nay
REESE — Nay
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Nay
SACCONE — Nay
SANKEY — Nay
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Nay
SCHEMEL — Nay
SIMMONS — Nay
E SONNEY — Not Voting
STEPHENS — Nay
TALLMAN — Nay
TAYLOR — Nay
TOBASH — Nay
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Nay
WARD — Nay
WATSON — Nay
WHEELAND — Nay
BARBIN — Yea
BOYLE — Yea
BROWN, V. — Yea
BULLOCK — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DEAN — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FABRIZIO — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
E GAINEY — Not Voting
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HAGGERTY — Yea
HANNA — Yea
E KAVULICH — Not Voting
KELLER, W. — Yea
KINSEY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
E MILLER, D. — Not Voting
MULLERY — Yea
NEUMAN — Yea
O'BRIEN — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
ROZZI — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
VAZQUEZ — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Nay
Matthew Gergely — Yea
Seth Grove — Nay
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Not Voting
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Not Voting
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Not Voting
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Nay
Brad Roae Republican Nay
Brett R. Miller Republican Nay
Bryan Cutler Republican Nay
Bud Cook Republican Nay
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Nay
Craig T. Staats Republican Nay
Cris Dush Republican Not Voting
Dan Moul Republican Nay
David H. Zimmerman Republican Not Voting
David M. Maloney Republican Nay
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Nay
Doyle Heffley Republican Nay
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Nay
Greg Rothman Republican Nay
Jack Rader Republican Nay
Jamie Walsh Republican Nay
Jason Ortitay Republican Nay
Jesse Topper Republican Nay
Joe Emrick Republican Nay
John A. Lawrence Republican Nay
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Nay
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Nay
Keith J. Greiner Republican Nay
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Nay
Lisa Baker Republican Nay
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Nay
Mark M. Gillen Republican Nay
Martin T. Causer Republican Nay
Martina A. White Republican Nay
Milou Mackenzie Republican Nay
Mindy Fee Republican Nay
Parke Wentling Republican Nay
R. Lee James Republican Nay
Rich Irvin Republican Nay
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Nay
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Nay
Russ Diamond Republican Nay
Ryan Warner Republican Nay
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Nay
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Nay
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Nay
Tina Pickett Republican Nay
Zachary Mako Republican Nay

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28001
Republican 13000
Democratic 8000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Not Voting
MCGARRIGLE — Yea
MCILHINNEY — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
REGAN — Yea
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
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 Yea
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 26 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 14000
Democratic 6000
Total 26000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
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 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY): Reported as Committed

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
DINNIMAN — Yea
LEACH — Yea
WARD — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 646?
SB 646 is sponsored by Greenleaf, Wagner, Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Killion, Mensch, Rafferty, Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Gene Yaw (Republican), and Yudichak.
What is the current status of SB 646?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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