House Bill 1028
2023-2024 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in railroads, providing for prohibition on blocking of crossings, for limitation on length of freight or work trains, for authorization to monitor safety practices and operations by collective bargaining representatives, for safe staffing levels for trains or light engines, for wayside detector systems, for study of transportation of hazardous materials or waste and for reporting system for transportation of hazardous materials or waste; and imposing penalties.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Robert Matzie
D House District 16
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14
Rep. Ed Neilson
D House District 174
Rep. Nick Pisciottano
D House District 38
Rep. Steven Malagari
D House District 53
Rep. Brandon Markosek
D House District 25
Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146
Rep. Abigail Salisbury
D House District 34
Rep. Daniel Deasy
D House District 27
Rep. Arvind Venkat
D House District 30
Rep. Jessica Benham
D House District 36
Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63
Rep. Patrick Harkins
D House District 1
Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Rep. Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194
Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95
Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201
Rep. Steve Samuelson
D House District 135
Rep. Rick Krajewski
D House District 188
Rep. Perry Warren
D House District 31
Rep. Jennifer O'Mara
D House District 165
Rep. Joe Hogan
R House District 142
Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23
Rep. Marla Brown
R House District 9
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Rep. Manuel Guzman
D House District 127
Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150
Rep. Abby Major
R House District 60
Rep. Paul Takac
D House District 82
Rep. G. Roni Green
D House District 190
Rep. David Delloso
D House District 162
Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
D House District 129
Rep. Carol Kazeem
D House District 159
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, June 6, 2023
Senate
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| 1025 | Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities, April 25, 2023 |
| Reported as committed, May 3, 2023 | |
| First consideration, May 3, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, May 3, 2023 | |
| Removed from table, May 23, 2023 | |
| 1361 | Second consideration, with amendments, May 24, 2023 |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, May 24, 2023 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 485-492), May 24, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 5, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 5, 2023 (141-62) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 548-549), June 5, 2023 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, June 6, 2023 |
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Votes
Monday, June 5, 2023
House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - House CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY & UTILITIES Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
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Statute References
This bill amends Title 66 (Public Utilities). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Regina G. Young
D House District 185
Rep. John Lawrence
R House District 13
Rep. John Lawrence
R House District 13
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66 (Public Utilities)
House Bill 1028
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
MATZIE, MARSHALL, NEILSON, PISCIOTTANO, MALAGARI, MARKOSEK, CIRESI, SALISBURY, DEASY, VENKAT, BENHAM, OBERLANDER, HARKINS, McNEILL, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, KHAN, OTTEN, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, SAMUELSON, KRAJEWSKI, WARREN, O'MARA, HOGAN, FRANKEL, M. BROWN, T. DAVIS, GUZMAN, WEBSTER, MAJOR, TAKAC, GREEN, DELLOSO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KAZEEM
Short Title
An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in railroads, providing for prohibition on blocking of crossings, for limitation on length of freight or work trains, for authorization to monitor safety practices and operations by collective bargaining representatives, for safe staffing levels for trains or light engines, for wayside detector systems, for study of transportation of hazardous materials or waste and for reporting system for transportation of hazardous materials or waste; and imposing penalties.
Memo Subject
Rail Safety Legislation
Actions
| 1025 | Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, April 25, 2023 |
| Reported as committed, May 3, 2023 | |
| First consideration, May 3, 2023 | |
| Laid on the table, May 3, 2023 | |
| Removed from table, May 23, 2023 | |
| 1361 | Second consideration, with amendments, May 24, 2023 |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 24, 2023 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 485-492), May 24, 2023 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 5, 2023 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 5, 2023 (141-62) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 548-549), June 5, 2023 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 6, 2023 |
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