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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1541: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1970 (P.L.484, No.164), entitled "An act relating to indemnification agreements between architects, engineers or surveyors and owners, contractors, subcontractors or suppliers and indemnification agreements relating to snow removal or ice control services," providing for void and unenforceable provisions or terms in construction contracts; and making editorial changes.

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 1541 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on June 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1970 (P.L.484, No.164), entitled "An act relating to indemnification agreements between architects, engineers or surveyors and owners, contractors, subcontractors or suppliers and indemnification agreements relating to snow removal or ice control services," providing for void and unenforceable provisions or terms in construction contracts; and making editorial changes. Primary sponsor: Joe Hohenstein (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 28, 2026): Removed from table.

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 11 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe HohensteinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Marla BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Nate DavidsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Pat GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse173
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Joe KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse125
Jeff OlsommerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
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. Removed from table
  2. Laid on the table
  3. First consideration
  4. Reported as committed
  5. Referred to Banking & Insurance
  6. Final passage
  7. Amended on third consideration
  8. Re-reported as committed
  9. Re-committed to Appropriations
  10. Second consideration, with amendments
  11. Removed from table
  12. Laid on the table

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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