HB 1048 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for water and sewer projects.

HB 1048 allows Pennsylvania municipalities to replace or fix private sewer and water lines (connecting homes to public systems) if it benefits public health or infrastructure. It directly affects property owners whose private lines require repair, as municipalities may use public funds or employees for these projects after assessing competing needs. The bill requires municipalities to prioritize using U.S.-made supplies for repairs, with exceptions only if such supplies are unavailable, and mandates documentation of any waiver. It also clarifies that municipalities cannot claim ownership of repaired lines and must comply with existing competitive bidding laws.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Jun 24, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1138 → Printer's No. PN1651 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from a preliminary version to a version reported by the committee with significant new requirements. The primary change is the addition of provisions requiring municipalities to use best efforts to purchase supplies made or assembled in the United States for water and sewer projects. If a municipality cannot meet this requirement, it must adopt a formal resolution explaining why and what steps were taken to comply.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on municipal water and sewer infrastructure, but the applicability of the new purchase requirements extends to both municipal projects and any contracts the municipality enters for these projects.

REQUIREMENT

New subsections require municipalities to prioritize using supplies made or assembled in the United States for authorized water and sewer replacement or remediation work.

Municipalities must adopt a formal resolution if they determine they cannot meet the domestic supply requirement, stating the reason and actions taken.

Contracts for these projects must include terms requiring the use of domestic supplies, or an attestation if domestic supplies are unavailable.

ENFORCEMENT

New clauses clarify that these requirements do not supersede laws requiring competitive bidding and confirm that restricted activity laws still apply.

TECHNICAL

The header was updated to reflect the new printer's number (1651) and the bill's status as reported from committee with amendments.

Floor votes · House Jun 23, 2025

How they voted

113–90

Passed

Total votes 203

Jun 23, 2025

D Democratic102

102 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican101

11 Yea 90 Nay

89% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

upper

Jun 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

lower

Jun 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jun 16, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Appropriations

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors