l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1525

An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for definitions.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since January 30, 2026.

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

8 co-sponsors

Benjamin V. Sanchez, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Danielle Friel Otten, Nikki Rivera, MARK M. GILLEN, Chris Pielli, Tarik Khan, Joe Webster

Its course

May 30, 2025 to January 30, 2026, 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 RepresentativesMay 30 to Jan 28243 days

Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesMay 30 to Oct 29152 days

AppropriationsDec 17 to Jan 2842 days

In the SenateFrom Jan 28

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Jan 30

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading183–16

    Passed · Jan 28, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 29

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 May 30 – Jan 28, 2026

  1. May 30Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
  2. Oct 29CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES recommended it as amended
  3. Dec 17Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jan 28, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 183 to 16

In the Senate Jan 30, 2026

  1. Jan 30, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 12 actions, as published
  1. May 30Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, May 30, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 29Reported as amended, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 29First consideration, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 29Laid on the table, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Dec 16Removed from table, Dec. 16, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Dec 17Second consideration, Dec. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Dec 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jan 28, 2026Re-reported as committed, Jan. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Jan 28, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 28, 2026 (183-16)House of Representatives
  10. Jan 28, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 24-25), Jan. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  11. Jan 30, 2026In the SenateSenate
  12. Jan 30, 2026Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 30, 2026Senate