2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 673

An Act providing for protection of existing riparian buffers, for restoration of impaired riparian buffers, for exemptions, for municipal authority, for powers and duties of Department of Environmental Protection, for property inspections, for delegation to a municipality, for municipal action appeals, for penalties, civil action and liability for costs and for effect on other Commonwealth laws or regulations and municipal ordinances.

In committee Last action February 20, 2025: Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 11

Prime sponsor

Joe Webster

Cosponsors (10)

Benjamin Sanchez, Chris Pielli, Christina Sappey, Danielle Friel Otten, Joe Ciresi, Lisa Borowski, Nancy Guenst, Nikki Rivera, Steven Malagari, Tarah Probst

Status

In committee as of February 20, 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
February 20, 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.