Pennsylvania HB 2535: An Act providing for the testing and labeling of baby food and for prohibited levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3435
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2535
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SAPPEY, WAXMAN, PROKOPIAK, HILL-EVANS, PROBST,
WEBSTER, MAYES, BOROWSKI, SHUSTERMAN, SANCHEZ, DONAHUE,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD, STEELE, SCOTT AND MADSEN, MAY 26, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 27, 2026
AN ACT
Providing for the public safety regulation of large load users;
requiring the submission of emergency operations plans and
generalized infrastructure inventories as a condition of
occupancy; protecting confidential security information; and
providing for enforcement and 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 Commercial
Data Center Public Safety 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:
"Building code official." A construction code official
certified in accordance with the act of November 10, 1999
(P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, to administer and enforce the Uniform Construction Code.
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"Emergency operations floor plan." A schematic document
indicating the spatial layout of a large load user that
identifies the:
(1) Location of all emergency power shutoff switches.
(2) Aisle containment systems and egress paths.
(3) Battery storage rooms, including battery chemistry
types.
(4) Fire suppression system zones and manual activation
points.
(5) Locations of bulk storage for cooling agents,
refrigerants or diesel fuel.
"Generalized infrastructure inventory." A nonproprietary
summary of the physical assets within the facility that pose
potential thermal or chemical hazards, including:
(1) The aggregate quantity and chemistry of
uninterruptible power supply battery systems.
(2) The type and volume of cooling agents or
refrigerants used in thermal management systems.
(3) The approximate density of server racks per square
foot.
(4) The presence of any immersion cooling systems
involving dielectric fluids.
"Large load user." A facility, campus of facilities or array
of interconnected facilities in this Commonwealth that meets all
of the following criteria:
(1) Is used by a business entity or other enterprise to
operate, manage or maintain a computer, group of computers or
other organized assembly of hardware and software for the
primary purpose of processing, storing, retrieving or
transmitting data.
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(2) Has a peak demand of 25 megawatts or greater.
"Local fire official." All of the following that have
primary jurisdiction over the municipality in which the large
load user is located:
(1) The county emergency management coordinator.
(2) The local emergency management coordinator.
(3) The fire chief or designated officer in charge of
the fire department or volunteer fire company.
Section 3. Conditions for certificate of occupancy.
(a) Requirement.--A building code official may not issue a
certificate of occupancy for a large load user unless the
applicant has demonstrated compliance with the reporting
requirements of this section and with the act of November 10,
1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act.
(b) Submission to local fire official.--Prior to the
issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the owner or operator of
a large load user shall submit the following to the local fire
official with jurisdiction over the facility:
(1) The emergency operations floor plan.
(2) The generalized infrastructure inventory.
(c) Proof of compliance.--The applicant shall provide the
building code official with written proof that the documents
required under subsection (b) have been received by the local
fire official. Proof of compliance may include:
(1) a signed receipt or written acknowledgment from the
local fire official; or
(2) proof of delivery via certified mail or a confirmed
electronic transmission to the official address of the fire
department.
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Section 4. Annual updates and material changes.
(a) Annual verification.--On or before March 1 of each year
following the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, the
operator of a large load user shall submit an updated
generalized infrastructure inventory to the local fire official
or a written statement certifying that no material changes have
occurred since the previous submission.
(b) Material changes.--In the event of a significant
modification to the facility, including an increase in power
load exceeding 20% or a change in the type of battery chemistry
or cooling agents used, the operator shall submit an updated
emergency operations floor plan