HB 1759 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act providing for disposal of waste tires, trash and debris, for rules and regulations and for penalties.

HB 1759 establishes rules for disposing of waste tires, trash, and debris in Pennsylvania, directly affecting municipalities, businesses handling tires, and individuals who dump waste improperly. It allows local governments to impose fines up to $5,000 for "short dumping" (illegally emptying trash from vehicles) and $500 per tire for improper tire disposal, while requiring businesses to keep electronic records of tire disposals for five years and provide proof of proper recycling. Municipalities must use collected fines to fund recycling programs, clean up environmental damage from improper disposal, and enforce the law. The bill takes effect 120 days after enactment.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN2167 Printer's No. PN2883 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill version shows procedural updates from committee review rather than substantive policy changes. The main differences are formatting updates, page number changes, and committee reporting status updates indicating the bill was amended and reported from committee on February 4, 2026.
TECHNICAL

Updated printer's number from PN 2167 to PN 2883 reflecting committee amendments

Changed committee reference from 'referred to' to 'as reported from' with new date February 4, 2026

Added page number formatting markers and page reference updates throughout document

Minor text reformatting in Section 3 subsections (c) through (f) with lettering changes from (c), (d), (e), (f) to (c)(B), (d)(C), (e)(D), (f)(E)

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Feb 4, 2026
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 4, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors