HB 1319 — An Act amending the act of August 24, 1963 (P.L.1175, No.497), known as the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, in definitions, further providing for definitions.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-24
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, July 24, 2025
Sponsors
- Patrick J. Harkins (D, PA-1) — sponsor · 2025-04-24
- Robert E. Merski (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Mike Jones (R, PA-93) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Thomas L. Mehaffie (R, PA-106) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
- Tina M. Davis (D, PA-141) — cosponsor · 2025-04-24
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 24, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, June 17, 2025
- · house — First consideration, June 17, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to RULES, June 17, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, July 1, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, July 1, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 1, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, July 7, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, July 7, 2025 (116-87)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, July 24, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 1215-1217), July 7, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1490 · 1,621 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1490
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1319
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HARKINS, MERSKI, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, NEILSON,
D. WILLIAMS, STAATS, M. JONES AND MEHAFFIE, APRIL 24, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 24, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 24, 1963 (P.L.1175, No.497), entitled
2 "An act to codify, amend, revise and consolidate the laws
3 relating to mechanics' liens," in definitions, further
4 providing for definitions.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 201(7) of the act of August 24, 1963
8 (P.L.1175, No.497), known as the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, is
9 amended to read:
10 Section 201. Definitions.--The following words, terms and
11 phrases when used in this act shall have the meaning ascribed to
12 them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
13 a different meaning:
14 * * *
15 (7) "Materials" means building materials and supplies of all
16 kinds, and also includes fixtures, machinery and equipment,
17 including rented equipment reasonably necessary [to and] for the
18 construction of or incorporated into the improvement.
19 * * *
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick J. Harkins (D, state_lower PA-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mike Jones (R, state_lower PA-93) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Robert E. Merski (D, state_lower PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Thomas L. Mehaffie (R, state_lower PA-106) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Tina M. Davis (D, state_lower PA-141) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg