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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 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.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1299 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 23, 2025): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 29 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe CiresiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Russ DiamondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Pat GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse173
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Rules
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Communications & Technology

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source