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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 129

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.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since July 14, 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

18 co-sponsors

Arvind Venkat, Jose Giral, Kristine C. Howard, Tarah Probst, Tarik Khan, Joe Ciresi, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Jim Haddock, Melissa L. Shusterman, Nancy Guenst, Jim Prokopiak, Melissa Cerrato, G. Roni Green, Ben Waxman, Nikki Rivera, Joe Webster, TINA M. DAVIS, Keith S. Harris

Its course

January 16 to July 14, 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 action13 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jul 1166 days

Communications & TechnologyJan 16 to Jun 10145 days

RulesJun 10 to Jun 3020 days

AppropriationsJun 30 to Jul 11 day

In the SenateFrom Jul 1

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Jul 14

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading159–43

    Passed · Jul 1

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 10

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 30

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 Jan 16 – Jul 1

  1. Jan 16Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
  2. Jun 10COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 30RULES recommended it
  5. Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jul 1APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 159 to 43

In the Senate Jul 14

  1. Jul 14Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Jan. 16, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 10Reported as amended, June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 10First consideration, June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 10Re-committed to RULES, June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 30Re-reported as committed, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 30Second consideration, with amendments, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 30Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1156-1160), June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 1Re-reported as committed, July 1, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jul 1Third consideration and final passage, July 1, 2025 (159-43)House of Representatives
  11. Jul 1(Remarks see House Journal Page 1179-1180), July 1, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Jul 14In the SenateSenate
  13. Jul 14Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 14, 2025Senate