HB1089

Providing for restrictions on the sale and application of high-PAH sealants; establishing the Safer Sealant Fund; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection; authorizing certain municipal ordinances; and imposing penalties.

Chamber Passed·6/4/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB1089 restricts the sale and application of high-PAH sealants, establishes the Safer Sealant Fund, and authorizes municipal ordinances.

Pennsylvania HB1089, known as the Safer Sealant Act, restricts the sale and application of high-PAH sealants. It prohibits the supply, sale, or offer for sale of these sealants for driveways or parking areas after December 31, 2025, and bans their application after December 31, 2026. Violators face civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation. The act establishes the Safer Sealant Fund within the State Treasury, which will use collected civil penalties to support the act's purposes.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 22–15 · Jun 4, 2025
Current
Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

102 Yea

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100 Nay

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1 Absent

R

Calendar

Apr 7, 2025

11:00 AM

Environmental And Natural Resource Protection (h) Hearing

History

Jun 6, 2025

Senate

Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy

Jun 4, 2025

House

Re-reported as committed

Jun 4, 2025

House

Third consideration and final passage (102-100)