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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Printer's No. PN2167
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Printer's No. PN2883
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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
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
JG
José Giral
DDemocratic
Co
La'Tasha Mayes
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Gillen
RRepublican
Co
Pat Gallagher
DDemocratic
Co
Sean Dougherty
DDemocratic
Co
Tarah Probst
DDemocratic
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