---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for rates to be just and reasonable; and providing for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class."
description: "An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for rates to be just and reasonable; and providing for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1490"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1490 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Turzai"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6624e567-952c-4662-9329-b5c216a6d2ca"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1490"
source_hash: "dc928aa7905a06d540587fb9b8bfe310ecada780b98cd01bec5ba5d40e499039"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1490 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for rates to be just and reasonable; and providing for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1896** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1490&pn=1896)
2. **Printer's No. 1909** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1490&pn=1909)
3. **Printer's No. 2163** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1490&pn=2163)
4. **Printer's No. 2650** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1490&pn=2650)

## Votes

- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1490 PN 2650, CONCUR — **189–5** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **195–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Turzai — primary (person)
- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
- D. Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Deasy — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- English — cosponsor (person)
- Evankovich — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Kulik — cosponsor (person)
- Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Miccarelli — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Mustio — cosponsor (person)
- Ortitay — cosponsor (person)
- P. Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Quigley — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1896 Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1909 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2163 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2017-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2650 Amended on third consideration
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6624e567-952c-4662-9329-b5c216a6d2ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).