HB 859 — An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for specifications for contracts.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-11
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 11, 2025
Sponsors
- Sheryl M. Delozier (R, PA-88) — sponsor · 2025-03-11
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 11, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0897 · 2,173 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 897
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 859
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DELOZIER, MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 11, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for
3 specifications for contracts.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 62 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 3914. Specifications for contracts.
9 (a) Requirements.--No specification for a contract awarded
10 under this chapter may be written in such a manner as to contain
11 proprietary, exclusionary or discriminatory requirements other
12 than those based upon performance unless:
13 (1) the requirements are necessary to test or
14 demonstrate a specific feature;
15 (2) the requirements are necessary to provide for
16 interchangeability of parts or equipment;
17 (3) the requirements are necessary to extend or maintain
18 compatibility with an existing system or equipment. A
19 contract containing requirements under this paragraph shall
1 include an explanation as to why the extension or
2 compatibility of a system or equipment requires the
3 specifications; or
4 (4) no other brand or source exists.
5 (b) Equivalent parts or equipment.--For each part or piece
6 of equipment, the specifications shall identify the essential
7 performance features that a brand or model must have in order to
8 be considered an equivalent and a statement that equivalent
9 parts or equipment will be given equal consideration.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheryl M. Delozier (R, state_lower PA-88) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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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
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House State Government Committee · pa-leg