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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1299

An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, providing for unlawful retention policy.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since July 23, 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

31 co-sponsors

Tarik Khan, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Lisa A. Borowski, Jeanne McNeill, Russ Diamond, Chris Pielli, Carol Hill-Evans, Nancy Guenst, Jim Haddock, Kyle Donahue, ROBERT FREEMAN, Michael H. Schlossberg, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Elizabeth Fiedler, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Perry S. Warren, Malcolm Kenyatta, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jennifer O'Mara, Anthony A. Bellmon, R. Lee James, Pat Gallagher, Danielle Friel Otten, Melissa Cerrato, G. Roni Green, Ben Waxman, Nikki Rivera, FRANK J. BURNS, Joe Webster, Jeremy Shaffer, Sean Dougherty

Its course

April 23 to July 23, 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 23 to Jul 876 days

Communications & TechnologyApr 23 to Jun 1048 days

RulesJun 10 to Jun 2515 days

AppropriationsJul 7 to Jul 81 day

In the SenateFrom Jul 8

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Jul 23

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading181–22

    Passed · Jul 8

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 10

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 23 – Jul 8

  1. Apr 23Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
  2. Jun 10COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 25RULES recommended it
  5. Jul 7Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jul 8APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 181 to 22

In the Senate Jul 23

  1. Jul 23Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Apr 23Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, April 23, 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 25Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jul 7Second consideration, July 7, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jul 7Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 7, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jul 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 1208-1210), July 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 8Re-reported as committed, July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jul 8Third consideration and final passage, July 8, 2025 (181-22)House of Representatives
  11. Jul 8(Remarks see House Journal Page 1242-1243), July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Jul 23In the SenateSenate
  13. Jul 23Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 23, 2025Senate