HB 515 — An Act prohibiting restrictions on household appliances by Commonwealth agencies and municipalities; and providing for civil actions authorized.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-05
Latest action: — Referred to ENERGY, Feb. 5, 2025
Sponsors
- Martin T. Causer (R, PA-67) — sponsor · 2025-02-05
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Perry A. Stambaugh (R, PA-86) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Marla Brown (R, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Ryan Warner (R, PA-52) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jill N. Cooper (R, PA-55) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Michael Stender (R, PA-108) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Kathy L. Rapp (R, PA-65) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jamie Barton (R, PA-124) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Josh Bashline (R, PA-63) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to ENERGY, Feb. 5, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0497 · 3,157 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 497
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 515
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, PICKETT, GREINER, STAMBAUGH, M. BROWN,
BANTA, JAMES, HAMM, WARNER, COOPER, KAUFFMAN, STENDER, KUZMA,
RAPP, ROWE, BARTON, SMITH, ZIMMERMAN AND BASHLINE,
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025
AN ACT
1 Prohibiting restrictions on household appliances by Commonwealth
2 agencies and municipalities; and providing for civil actions
3 authorized.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Household
8 Appliance Freedom Act.
9 Section 2. Definitions.
10 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
11 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12 context clearly indicates otherwise:
13 "Commonwealth agency." Any office, department, authority,
14 board, multistate agency or commission of the executive branch.
15 "Municipality." Any of the following:
16 (1) A county, city, borough, incorporated town or
17 township.
1 (2) A home rule, optional plan or optional charter
2 municipality.
3 (3) Any other general purpose unit of government
4 established by the General Assembly.
5 (4) A municipal authority.
6 (5) An entity formed under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A
7 (relating to intergovernmental cooperation).
8 "Policy." A requirement, including a zoning or building code
9 requirement or restriction, which is imposed by statute
10 regulation, ordinance, resolution, rule, guideline, code,
11 general or specific plan provision or otherwise.
12 Section 3. Prohibition on restrictions on household appliances.
13 A Commonwealth agency or municipality may not adopt a policy
14 to prohibit the sale, installation or use of any of the
15 following:
16 (1) Natural gas-powered home heating equipment.
17 (2) Natural gas-powered home appliances.
18 (3) Grills, stoves and other food preparation appliances
19 designed to be used outdoors.
20 (4) Natural gas powered-torches, lamps and other
21 features designed to be used outdoors.
22 (5) Any other home or outdoor appliances or heating
23 equipment powered by a specific energy source.
24 Section 4. Civil actions authorized.
25 A person who alleges a violation of section 3 may bring a
26 civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive
27 relief or other appropriate damages within 180 days after the
28 occurrence of the alleged violation.
29 Section 5. Effective date.
30 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin T. Causer (R, state_lower PA-67) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jamie Barton (R, state_lower PA-124) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jill N. Cooper (R, state_lower PA-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Josh Bashline (R, state_lower PA-63) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kathy L. Rapp (R, state_lower PA-65) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Keith J. Greiner (R, state_lower PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Marla Brown (R, state_lower PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Michael Stender (R, state_lower PA-108) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Perry A. Stambaugh (R, state_lower PA-86) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Ryan Warner (R, state_lower PA-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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