2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 290

An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in environmental protection, providing for polystyrene food container prohibition; and imposing penalties.

In committee Last action January 23, 2025: Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 19

Prime sponsor

Tim Briggs

Cosponsors (18)

Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Chris Pielli, Dan Williams, Emily Kinkead, G. Roni Green, Jeanne Mcneill, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Joseph Hohenstein, Kristine Howard, Liz Hanbidge, Malcolm Kenyatta, Marylouise Isaacson, Robert Freeman, Steven Malagari, Tarah Probst, Tarik Khan, Tim Brennan

Status

In committee as of January 23, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
January 23, 2025	House	Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.