An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lisa Borowski and 42 co-sponsors

Provides a state appropriation to East Madison Water Association to finish installing an AMR/AMI system, improving billing accuracy and faster leak detection for customers.

Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

Summary — HB 1834

Title: Appropriation; East Madison Water Association for completing the installation of a new automatic reading system
Bill number: HB 1834
Introduced: January 14, 2025
Subject/classification: Appropriations A (appropriation bill)
Status (per provided Bill Information): Died In Committee (02/26/2025)

Note on sources: The materials provided with this request include multiple, inconsistent text blocks (including Arkansas motor-vehicle language and a lengthy Illinois energy bill) and a mixed set of legislative actions. This summary focuses on the bill as presented in the header (an appropriation for the East Madison Water Association). Where the record conflicts, I note the inconsistency and recommend verifying the official legislative record.

Main purpose and intent

HB 1834 (as titled) would provide a state appropriation to the East Madison Water Association to complete the installation of an automatic reading system (automated meter reading or AMR/AMI). The intent is to fund completion of a metering upgrade that enables remote/automatic meter reads to improve billing accuracy and utility operations.

Key provisions (based on title/available info)

Authorizes a state appropriation to the East Madison Water Association specifically to complete installation of a new automatic reading system.

Uses for the funds are limited to completing that installation (no additional program or regulatory changes described in the provided title).

No appropriation amount, schedule, reporting requirements, or oversight language appeared in the provided materials.

Who would be affected

Primary beneficiary: East Madison Water Association (the recipient water utility).

Indirect beneficiaries: Association customers (residents and businesses served) who may see improved billing accuracy, faster leak detection, and potentially lower operational costs over time.

State budget/appropriations process: funding would come from state appropriations (amount unspecified), affecting fiscal allocations.

Procedural/timeline aspects

Filed: 01/14/2025.

Referred to Appropriations A (02/21/2025).

Reported status in the Bill Information: Died In Committee (02/26/2025) — meaning it did not advance out of committee under that record.

Caveat: the legislative actions list supplied contains contradictory entries (including passage/enrollment and an “Act 816” notation). Because the packet also contains different HB1834 texts from other jurisdictions and subjects, confirm final disposition and bill text using the official state legislative website or clerk’s office.

Impact considerations

Operational: completion of an AMR/AMI system typically reduces manual meter-reading labor, improves billing accuracy, and facilitates faster detection of leaks or outages.

Financial: without a disclosed appropriation amount and fiscal note, the budgetary impact to the state cannot be determined from the supplied materials.

Equity/regulatory: no changes to regulatory framework or customer-rate language are shown in the materials provided.

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