Bills

Federal, state and local bills on the causes CSWH follows, found by our daily update. Each links to its official page; the status and latest action come from Congress.gov, Open States or the city's own records, and the official page is the final word. Find your legislators to write to them.

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91 bills of 577 · updated Oct 29, 2026

  2. PA · Passed one chamber

    PA HB 1834: An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, co

    PA HB 1834, providing for the regulation of commercial data centers and clean firm energy requirements, was referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

    Latest action (Mar 31, 2026): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
    Sponsor: Robert Matzie (Democratic)

    Official page: www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1834

  3. DE · Passed the legislature

    DE HCR 108: CELEBRATING DEMEC DAY AND RECOGNIZING THE DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND THE COMMUNITY-OWNED NOT FOR PROFIT ELECTRIC UTILITIES THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.

    DE HCR 108, celebrating DEMEC Day and recognizing the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, community-owned not for profit electric utilities, passed the Senate on 2026-03-25 (20 yes, 1 absent).

    Latest action (Mar 25, 2026): Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
    Sponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic)

    Official page: legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143000

  4. WA · Enacted

    WA SB 6076: Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution projects.

    WA SB 6076 streamlines consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution projects; effective 6/11/2026.

    Latest action (Mar 24, 2026): Effective date 6/11/2026.
    Sponsor: Goehner (Republican)

    Official page: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6076&Year=2025&Initiative=false

  5. VT · Passed one chamber

    VT S 138: An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

    VT S 138, an act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects, was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure on 2026-03-24.

    Latest action (Mar 24, 2026): Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
    Sponsor: Thomas Chittenden (Democratic)

    Official page: legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillsIntroduced/2026/

  8. HI · In committee

    HI SR 50: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE ONE YEAR OF HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    HI SR 50 requests the Department of Education to require one year of Hawaiian language instruction as a graduation requirement in public schools; it was referred to HWN/EDU on 2026-03-19.

    Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Referred to HWN/EDU.
    Sponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA (Democratic)

    Official page: capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=5

  10. MN · Passed one chamber

    MN SF 3596: Onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties and Tribal governments establishment and appropriation

    MN SF 3596 to establish onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties and Tribal governments had its Senate first reading and was referred to Housing Finance and Policy.

    Latest action (Mar 12, 2026): Senate file first reading, referred to Housing Finance and Policy
    Sponsor: Port (Democratic-Farmer-La)

    Official page: www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/3596?body=Senate

  16. DE · In committee

    DE SB 242: AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 78, VOLUME 85 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE ENTITLED “AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY RATES.”

    DE SB 242, an act relating to public utilities and utility rates, was introduced and assigned to the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee on 2026-02-26.

    Latest action (Feb 26, 2026): Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
    Sponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic)

    Official page: legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142873

  20. PR · In committee

    PR RC 410: Para ordenar a la Comisión de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico, realizar una investigación exhaustiva en torno al cumplimiento con la Orden Administrativa de Cumplimiento CWA-02-2016-31-3 emitida al amparo de la Ley de Aguas Limpias (Clean Water Act) por parte de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos de América (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la

    PR RC 410: an investigation into the Orden Administrativa de Cumplimiento CWA-02-2016-31-3 under the Clean Water Act by the EPA and the AAA over Aguas Usadas at Quintas de Dorado.

    Latest action (Feb 5, 2026): Referido a Comisión(es)
    Sponsor: Elinette González Aguayo (Partido Nuevo Progre)

    Official page: sutra.oslpr.org/medidas/158126