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Divided government

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.

Senate · 50 seats Republican
House · 203 seats Democratic
Governor Democratic

2026 Legislative Session — Summary

High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session

3
Total Bills
0
Signed/Enacted
3
In progress
0
Did not pass

All Time — Summary

High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record

5
Total
1
Signed/Enacted
3
In progress
4
Did not pass

Generation Mix

2025 · EIA

246.7 TWh total · 30.4% nuclear

246,819GWh generated in state

Energy storage

Battery 23 GWh
Pumped 2,863 GWh
Discharged to the grid.

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

Restructured / DeregulatedPJM
19.30¢
Residential/kWh
▲ 12%
12.44¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 7%
9.36¢
Industrial/kWh
▲ 9%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Nuclear Plants4 plants · 9,532 MW

Peach Bottom
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC· BWR
2,876 MW
2 units
TalenEnergy Susquehanna
Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC· BWR
2,532 MW
2 units
Limerick
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC· BWR
2,277 MW
2 units
Beaver Valley
Vistra Corporation· PWR
1,847 MW
2 units

2026 Legislative Session

Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Start Date
2025-01-07
End Date
2026-11-30
Status
In Session

Legislation

0 bills introduced in 2026

No bills tracked for 2026.

Enacted Legislation

All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in Pennsylvania

HR 238Enacted2021
A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a holistic study on the benefits of nuclear energy and small modular reactors.

A Resolution designating the month of June 2025 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.

Symbolic Resolutions · Studies/Commissions
2022-10-25
H. 3309Enacted2025
H. 3309

Encourages the deployment of nuclear and permits the evaluation of small modular reactors in the state.

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S. 51Enacted2025
S. 51

# 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…

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SB 318Enacted2025
SB 318

# 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…

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S. 1031Enacted2024
S. 1031

Adds requirement of Nuclear Advisory Council to engage stakeholders and develop a strategic plan to advance the development of advanced reactors.

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H. 5100Enacted2024
H. 5100

Appropriates $10 million to the Department of Commerce for SC Nexus. State Legislation and Regulations Supporting Nuclear Energy Updated as of March 2026

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H.B. 1071Enacted2024
H.B. 1071

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.

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Senate Concurrent Resolution 601Enacted2023
Senate Concurrent Resolution 601

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…

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H. 4300Enacted2023
H. 4300

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.

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S. 822Enacted2023
S. 822

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.

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H. 4940Enacted2020
H. 4940

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.

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S.B. 227/H.B. 576Enacted2017
S.B. 227/H.B. 576

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.

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House Resolution 750Enacted2012
House Resolution 750

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

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S. 232Enacted2009
S. 232

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.

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S. 431Enacted2007
S. 431

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

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Regulatory & Executive Actions

Utility-commission proceedings and gubernatorial executive orders. Unlike legislation, these are ongoing and are not tied to a specific legislative session.