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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 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.

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 81 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 10, 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 prohibition of certain fee charges. Primary sponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Arvind VenkatPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Rob MatzieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Tom MehaffieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Dan MoulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Lindsay PowellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31

“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. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities

Sources

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