---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, providing for alternative ratemaking for utilities."
description: "An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, providing for alternative ratemaking for utilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1782"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1782 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Delozier"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c28cd2c7-a08f-447b-b380-5cab168bb4e5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1782"
source_hash: "e1fe1733ed8a571888e6e376efdec1fb1c3f76b049a9d7d139b30ac3a87e4e8f"
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 1782 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, providing for alternative ratemaking for utilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 2418** (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=1782&pn=2418)
2. **Printer's No. 3324** (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=1782&pn=3324)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **191–1** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1782 PN 3324, A7573, STEFANO AMENDMENT NO. A-7573 — **15–33** (fail) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **41–8** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Delozier — primary (person)
- Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- F. Keller — cosponsor (person)
- Greiner — cosponsor (person)
- Kampf — cosponsor (person)
- Kaufer — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- M. K. Keller — cosponsor (person)
- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2418 Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3324 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-28T04:00:00+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/c28cd2c7-a08f-447b-b380-5cab168bb4e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).