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.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-10
Latest action: — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 12, 2025
Sponsors
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — sponsor · 2025-01-10
- Robert F. Matzie (D, PA-16) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Thomas L. Mehaffie (R, PA-106) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Perry S. Warren (D, PA-31) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Justin C. Fleming (D, PA-105) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Lindsay Powell (D, PA-21) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Daniel J. Deasy (D, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Dan Moul (R, PA-91) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- III John C. Inglis (D, PA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, Jan. 10, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, March 18, 2025
- · house — First consideration, March 18, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, March 18, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, April 24, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, May 5, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, May 6, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2025 (123-80)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 12, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 520-521), May 6, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0032 · 1,926 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 32
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 81
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY VENKAT, MATZIE, MEHAFFIE, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, KHAN,
CIRESI, SANCHEZ, DONAHUE, WARREN, FREEMAN, FLEMING, KENYATTA,
PIELLI AND POWELL, JANUARY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, JANUARY 10, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
2 entitled "An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition
3 and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of
4 any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and
5 District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing
6 penalties," providing for prohibition of certain fee charges.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
10 known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law,
11 is amended by adding a section to read:
12 Section 3.2. Prohibition of certain fee charges.--(a)
13 Subject to Federal law and regulation, a person may not charge a
14 consumer an additional rate or fee or a differential in the rate
15 or fee associated with payment on an account when the consumer
16 chooses to pay by the United States mail or receive a paper
17 billing statement.
18 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
19 person from offering consumers a credit or other incentive to
1 elect a specific payment or billing option.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection, Technology And Utilities Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Every typed relationship touching this entity — 3 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
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 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dan Moul (R, state_lower PA-91) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Daniel J. Deasy (D, state_lower PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | III John C. Inglis (D, state_lower PA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Justin C. Fleming (D, state_lower PA-105) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Kyle Donahue (D, state_lower PA-113) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, state_lower PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Lindsay Powell (D, state_lower PA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Perry S. Warren (D, state_lower PA-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Robert F. Matzie (D, state_lower PA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Tarik Khan (D, state_lower PA-194) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Thomas L. Mehaffie (R, state_lower PA-106) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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 Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection, Technology And Utilities Committee · pa-leg