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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for the injection of carbon dioxide into an underground reservoir for the purpose of carbon sequestration, for the ownership of pore space in strata below surface lands and waters of the Commonwealth, for conveyance of the surface ownership of real property; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Hearing Board; and establishing the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund."
description: "An Act providing for the injection of carbon dioxide into an underground reservoir for the purpose of carbon sequestration, for the ownership of pore space in strata below surface lands and waters of the Commonwealth, for conveyance of the surface ownership of real property; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Hearing Board; and establishing the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 831"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 831 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gene Yaw"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20c373a3-f9b2-4a78-88f4-c8c72850c1b1"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=2333&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "cb77c4ee2d73b5c60a6e096eb1757ef57e76e8c2ad08b1f9bb8fc13f543826ea"
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 831 (2023-2024) — An Act providing for the injection of carbon dioxide into an underground reservoir for the purpose of carbon sequestration, for the ownership of pore space in strata below surface lands and waters of the Commonwealth, for conveyance of the surface ownership of real property; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Hearing Board; and establishing the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **House Amendment A05223** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05223)
2. **Printer's No. PN0921** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0831/PN0921)
3. **Printer's No. PN1434** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0831/PN1434)
4. **Printer's No. PN1514** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0831/PN1514)
5. **Printer's No. PN1774** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0831/PN1774)
6. **Printer's No. PN1793** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0831/PN1793)
7. **Senate Amendment A03616** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03616)
8. **Senate Amendment A03729** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03729)
9. **Senate Amendment A03920** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03920)
10. **Senate Amendment A03948** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03948)
## Votes
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities): Adopt Amendment — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities): Report Bill As Amended — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- YAW AMENDMENT NO. A-3920 — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO TABLE MUTH AMENDMENT NO. A-3729 — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **127–75** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- A5223 — **197–5** (pass) · lower
- YAW AMENDMENT NO. A-3616 — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–1** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Environmental Resources & Energy): Reported as Committed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- MOTION TO TABLE MUTH AMENDMENT NO. A-3948 — **28–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gene Yaw — primary (person)
- Devlin Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Elder Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Stefano — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 87 of 2024
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20c373a3-f9b2-4a78-88f4-c8c72850c1b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).