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HB 587PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billpassed chamber

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Pennsylvania Establishes Certification Program and Penalties for Commercial Haulers and Brokers of Animal and Food Processing Residuals

Original title: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for commercial haulers and brokers of animal and food processing residuals; and imposing penalties.

Last action · October 7, 2025: Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Oct. 7, 2025Sponsors: Paul Friel and 22 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Pennsylvania House Bill 587 requires s and brokers of animal and to obtain a state-issued certification, mandates compliance with waste management laws, and establishes administrative penalties and civil remedies for violations. Uncertified handling of these residuals becomes unlawful statewide, and local ordinances regulating commercial haulers and brokers are preempted.

Why it matters

s and brokers handling food and face new mandatory state certification, training requirements, recordkeeping obligations for three years, and daily administrative fines of up to $1,000 for noncompliance, while local governments lose the power to regulate these operators.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Commercial haulers of animal and food processing residuals

Commercial haulers must obtain state certification, complete training, comply with waste management standards, maintain three years of records, and face administrative and civil penalties for noncompliance.

Directly affected

Commercial brokers of animal and food processing residuals

Commercial brokers are required to be certified, maintain detailed records for three years, adhere to state handling standards, and are subject to state enforcement actions and administrative penalties.

Directly affected

Agricultural operators

Agricultural operators working with certified commercial haulers and contract agents must operate under updated statewide regulatory standards governing residual land application and storage.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who must obtain certification under this bill?

s and s who store, transfer, transport, or land-apply or in Pennsylvania must obtain certification.

How long must commercial haulers and brokers retain their operational records?

Records of all animal and stored, brokered, transported, or land-applied must be retained for three years and made available upon request of the department.

Can local municipalities pass their own rules regulating these haulers and brokers?

No. The law explicitly preempts all local ordinances and regulations governing the certification or regulation of s and brokers of animal and , establishing statewide concern.

What happens if a penalty is not paid?

The department may refer the matter to the Office of General Counsel or the Office of Attorney General to institute a recovery action, and the assessed penalty operates as a lien on the property of the person.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

11 actions

Oct 7, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Oct. 7, 2025
Oct 7, 2025Senate
In the Senate
Oct 6, 2025HouseFloor
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 6, 2025 (196-7)
Oct 6, 2025HouseCommittee
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2025
Oct 1, 2025House
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 1, 2025
Oct 1, 2025HouseFloor
Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 1, 2025

Show 5 earlier actions

Jul 14, 2025House
Removed from table, July 14, 2025
Apr 23, 2025House
Laid on the table, April 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025HouseIntroduced
First consideration, April 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025House
Reported as amended, April 23, 2025
Feb 12, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Feb. 12, 2025

Version history & redline

3 versions on file

Comparing Printer's No. 1467 → Printer's No. 2390

Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 596 NOS. 596, 1467 PRINTER'S NO. 1467 2390 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 587 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY FRIEL, GLEIM, TAKAC, BURGOS, LABS, KHAN, GIRAL, VENKAT, VITALI, STAMBAUGH, KENYATTA, PIELLI, CUTLER, SANCHEZ, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MALAGARI, HILL-EVANS, OTTEN, ZIMMERMAN, WEBSTER WEBSTER, GREEN AND GREEN, PASHINSKI, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE AMENDED ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 23, OCTOBER 1, 2025 AN ACT Establishing the hauler or broker Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of food processing residuals certification program; the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the transportation commercial haulers and brokers of animal and food processing residuals; imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture and the State Conservation Commission; and imposing penalties. AMENDING TITLE 3 (AGRICULTURE) OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR COMMERCIAL HAULERS AND BROKERS OF ANIMAL AND FOOD PROCESSING RESIDUALS; AND IMPOSING PENALTIES. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Hauler or Broker Title 3 of Food Processing Residuals Certification Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Broker of food processing residuals." A person who, for Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a fee or other remuneration, provides coordination chapter to read: CHAPTER 13 COMMERCIAL HAULERS AND BROKERS OF ANIMAL AND FOOD PROCESSING RESIDUALS Sec. 1301. Definitions. 1302. AFPR commercial hauler and broker certification program. 1303. Requirements for transport <-- <-- <--commercial haulers and commercial brokers of AFPRs. 1304. Unlawful conduct. 1305. Administrative penalties.

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1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Statewide Preemption of Local Waste Regulation

The bill explicitly shifts regulatory authority away from local municipalities by preempting all local ordinances governing the certification of commercial haulers and brokers of animal and food processing residuals.

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Connected Entities

Pennsylvania, Office of General Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection and 3 more

locationPennsylvania“Jurisdiction where the legislation applies.”Map →

OrganizationOffice of General Counsel“May institute legal or equitable actions to recover penalties or restrain violat”Map →

OrganizationDepartment of Environmental Protection“Conducts enforcement of violations under the Solid Waste Management Act.”Map →

OrganizationAgricultural Advisory Board“Consulted by the department for establishing the certification program and train”Map →

OrganizationState Conservation Commission“Consulted by the department for establishing the certification program.”Map →

OrganizationOffice of Attorney General“May institute an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover unpaid p”Map →

Sources

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Analysis Score

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Significance75
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy50
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment10
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz25
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What This Bill Would Do

Who It Would Affect

Key Facts

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News Coverage

Where This Stands

Procedural history

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Lobbying Activity

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Pennsylvania House Bill 680 authorizes the Office of Attorney General to commence summary proceedings under The Clean Streams Law

Pennsylvania House Bill 848 Authorizes the Attorney General and District Attorneys to Bring Criminal Charges Under the Solid Waste Management Act

Discoveries

Statewide Preemption of Local Waste Regulation

Connected Entities

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