HB848 • 2025

An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: HOWARD
Last action: 2025-03-10
Official status: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, March 10, 2025
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.

What This Bill Does

An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.

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Bill History

2025-03-10 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, March 10, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.

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PRINTER'S NO. 878
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 848
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, FREEMAN, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY, HADDOCK, STEELE AND
BRENNAN, MARCH 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, MARCH 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations,
standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," in
enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known
as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 606.1. Criminal proceedings.
The Office of Attorney General under the act of October 15,
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1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the "Commonwealth Attorneys
Act," or any district attorney of any affected county may
commence criminal proceedings for the enforcement of this act
and regulations promulgated under this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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