---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, further providing for Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, further providing for Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 668"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 668 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17c43407-d254-4279-8f96-80005977bf7a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=668"
source_hash: "9b1b79dcaca0093ee5c8b2da576c423d6abc705365864e1f22ed8341bfc082b6"
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 668 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, further providing for Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0629** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0668&pn=0629)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 668 PN 629, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James — primary (person)
- Armanini — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Causer — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
- Sainato — cosponsor (person)
- Sankey — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- Twardzik — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0629 Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 105 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17c43407-d254-4279-8f96-80005977bf7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).