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Divided governmentConvenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.
2026 Legislative Session — Summary
High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session
All Time — Summary
High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record
Generation Mix
2025 · EIA246.7 TWh total · 30.4% nuclear
Energy storage
Consumes ~156,674 GWh · net exporter — 35% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market Structure
Nuclear Plants4 plants · 9,532 MW
2026 Legislative Session
Legislation
0 bills introduced in 2026
No bills tracked for 2026.
Enacted Legislation
All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in Pennsylvania
A Resolution designating the month of June 2025 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
Encourages the deployment of nuclear and permits the evaluation of small modular reactors in the state.
# Legislative Analysis: S. 51 This bill is a **health insurance regulation measure, not a nuclear energy bill**—it establishes minimum coverage requirements for health insurance policies in Pennsylvania. The "Health Insurance Core Benefits Coverage Act" requires all health insurers to cover ten esse…
# SB 318 Legislative Summary SB 318 requires Pennsylvania health insurance plans, including group and individual policies, HMOs, and certain employee benefit plans, to cover postacute neurorehabilitation services for patients with acquired brain injuries—such as those caused by stroke, traumatic bra…
Adds requirement of Nuclear Advisory Council to engage stakeholders and develop a strategic plan to advance the development of advanced reactors.
Appropriates $10 million to the Department of Commerce for SC Nexus. State Legislation and Regulations Supporting Nuclear Energy Updated as of March 2026
Revises a provision providing authority to the Governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Language changes included a focus on NRC rather than generic federal government label.
Encourages the legislature to consider establishing an interim legislative committee to examine the potential use of nuclear power in South Dakota, to include a nuclear power plant, for the establishment of a safe, clean, and reliable source of energy for South Dakota. State Legislation and Regulati…
Includes $40,000,000 in the budget for the Battelle Alliance at Savannah River National Lab of which twenty percent shall be allocated to South Carolina State University, forty percent to the University of South Carolina, and forty percent to Clemson University.
Congratulates Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station upon the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary and commends the station for its many years of dedicated service to Oconee County and the people and the state of South Carolina.
Establishes the Electricity Market Reform Measures Study Committee to consider whether the Legislature should adopt electricity market reform measures and recognizes the carbon-free and economic benefits of nuclear power.
Urges the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to implement policies to ensure fuel secure generation resources like nuclear energy receive proper compensation for the positive attributes they provide the nation’s electric system.
Urges the President and Congress to provide for the storage of used nuclear fuel. R H O D E I S L A N D
Requires that strategies of the state energy office promoting carbon-free clean energy must include nuclear energy, renewable energy sources, and conservation and efficiency measures.
Allows the Public Service Commission to grant a project development order for nuclear projects and a base load review order for any base load facility, including nuclear projects. S O U T H D A K O T A
Regulatory & Executive Actions
Utility-commission proceedings and gubernatorial executive orders. Unlike legislation, these are ongoing and are not tied to a specific legislative session.
Regulatory Dockets
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