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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 81

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 prohibition of certain fee charges.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since May 12, 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

21 co-sponsors

ROBERT F. MATZIE, Thomas L. Mehaffie III, Carol Hill-Evans, Jose Giral, Tarik Khan, Joe Ciresi, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Kyle Donahue, Perry S. Warren, ROBERT FREEMAN, Justin C. Fleming, Malcolm Kenyatta, Chris Pielli, Lindsay Powell, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Melissa Cerrato, G. Roni Green, DAN MOUL, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Liz Hanbidge, John C. Inglis III

Its course

January 10 to May 12, 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 RepresentativesJan 10 to May 6116 days

Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesJan 10 to Mar 1867 days

AppropriationsMay 5 to May 61 day

In the SenateFrom May 6

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom May 12

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading123–80

    Passed · May 6

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 10 – May 6

  1. Jan 10Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
  2. Mar 18CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES recommended it
  3. May 5Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 123 to 80

In the Senate May 12

  1. May 12Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, Jan. 10, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 18Reported as committed, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 18First consideration, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Mar 18Laid on the table, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Apr 24Removed from table, April 24, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 5Second consideration, May 5, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 5Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 6Re-reported as committed, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 6Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2025 (123-80)House of Representatives
  10. May 6(Remarks see House Journal Page 520-521), May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  11. May 12In the SenateSenate
  12. May 12Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 12, 2025Senate