HB 2553 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of November 23, 2010 (P.L.1083, No.108), known as the Covered Device Recycling Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in duties of manufacturers and retailers, further providing for sales prohibition, for registration and for manufacturer plan and reporting; and, in administration, further providing for duties of department, for annual report and for enforcement.

This bill amends Pennsylvania's Covered Device Recycling Act to update definitions and strengthen recycling requirements for manufacturers and retailers. It clarifies which electronics count as covered devices, such as computers, smartphones, and printers, while explicitly excluding items like landline phones and devices built into other appliances. The legislation also introduces a sales prohibition mechanism, requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to maintain a list of non-compliant brands that cannot be sold in the state. Additionally, the bill mandates stricter registration, reporting, and enforcement duties for companies involved in the sale of covered devices.

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 29, 2026 Last action Jun 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN3463 → Printer's No. PN3650 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill update expands the definition of covered electronic devices to include industrial, commercial, and medical equipment, while removing fax machines from the list. It also adds new sponsors to the legislation and updates the bill's printer number to reflect its amended status.

Scope change

The bill's scope has expanded to include a broader range of electronic devices used in industrial, governmental, commercial, research, and medical settings, whereas the previous version excluded these categories and included fax machines.

DEFINITION

The definition of covered devices was broadened to include equipment intended for industrial, governmental, commercial, research, and medical settings.

Fax machines were removed from the list of covered devices.

New specific device categories such as 'data bearing wearable consumer device' were added to the list of covered items.

TIMELINE

The bill text was updated to reflect the amended version introduced in June 2026, replacing the original May 2026 introduction date.

SCOPE

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include new names (Shusterman, McNeill, Steele, and Hill-Evans) and remove previous sponsors (Howard, Hohenstein, Mayes, Sanchez, Rivera, Ciresi, Donahue, Inglis, Kinkead, Cepeda-Freytiz, Madden, Curry, Vitali, Hanbridge, Freeman, and Probst).

Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2026

How they voted

26–0

Passed

Total votes 26

Jun 22, 2026

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 22, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (26-0)

house

Jun 22, 2026

Committee

Re-committed to Rules

lower

Jun 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

May 29, 2026

Committee

Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

lower

1 primary · 23 co-sponsors