---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture) and 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in nutrient management and odor management, further providing for the Nutrient Management Advisory Board; and, in Agricultural Advisory Board, further providing for establishment of board, for powers of board and for review of regulations."
description: "An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture) and 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in nutrient management and odor management, further providing for the Nutrient Management Advisory Board; and, in Agricultural Advisory Board, further providing for establishment of board, for powers of board and for review of regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 1171"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1171 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37ce295a-3a1d-437f-9edb-459126408376"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1171"
source_hash: "8afc511988c5773dcfedc908c9766a17bdcb604408f9c1dc6f09e9e885271c42"
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 SB 1171 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture) and 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in nutrient management and odor management, further providing for the Nutrient Management Advisory Board; and, in Agricultural Advisory Board, further providing for establishment of board, for powers of board and for review of regulations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1754** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1171&pn=1754)
2. **Printer's No. 1779** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1171&pn=1779)
3. **Printer's No. 1893** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1171&pn=1893)
4. **Printer's No. 2052** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1171&pn=2052)
5. **Printer's No. 2104** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1171&pn=2104)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–9** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **183–2** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS): Reported as Amended — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- SB 1171 PN 2052, 2017 A10385, CAUSER — **189–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Wagner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1754 Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1779 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1893 Amended on third consideration
- **2018-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2052 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2104 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+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/37ce295a-3a1d-437f-9edb-459126408376`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).