HB 2516

Pennsylvania House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 13, 2026.

An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in comprehensive plan, providing for comprehensive plan element for commercial data centers; and, in zoning, providing for zoning, commercial data centers and agricultural land protections and for zoning, commercial data centers, approval procedure and minimum standards.

Bill ID PA-2025-2026-HB-2516
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House in_committee 2026-05-13
Summary

An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in comprehensive plan, providing for comprehensive plan element for commercial data centers; and, in zoning, providing for zoning, commercial data centers and agricultural land protections and for zoning, commercial data centers, approval procedure and minimum standards....

Sponsor
WALSH
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-05-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-13 Status in_committee
2026-05-13 Latest Action Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, May 13, 2026
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