l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1216

An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, further providing for definitions and for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since June 24, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

32 co-sponsors

Jim Prokopiak, Tarik Khan, Tarah Probst, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Chris Pielli, Arvind Venkat, Ben Waxman, Malcolm Kenyatta, Jose Giral, Kristine C. Howard, Perry S. Warren, Carol Hill-Evans, Michael H. Schlossberg, Joe Ciresi, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Steven R. Malagari, ROBERT FREEMAN, Justin C. Fleming, Danielle Friel Otten, Jennifer O'Mara, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., G. Roni Green, Rick Krajewski, Melissa L. Shusterman, Emily Kinkead, Joe Webster, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Manuel Guzman Jr., Lisa A. Borowski, Nikki Rivera, Peter Schweyer, Jeanne McNeill

Its course

April 15 to June 24, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 15 to Jun 2369 days

Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesApr 15 to May 621 days

AppropriationsJun 17 to Jun 236 days

In the SenateFrom Jun 23

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Jun 24

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading108–95

    Passed · Jun 23

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 17

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Apr 15 – Jun 23

  1. Apr 15Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
  2. May 6CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES recommended it
  3. Jun 17Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 23APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 108 to 95

In the Senate Jun 24

  1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Apr 15Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, April 15, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 6Reported as committed, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  3. May 6First consideration, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  4. May 6Laid on the table, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 4Removed from table, June 4, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 17Second consideration, with amendments, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 17(Remarks see House Journal Page 961-962), June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 23Re-reported as committed, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jun 23Third consideration and final passage, June 23, 2025 (108-95)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 24In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 24Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 24, 2025Senate