SB 1318 — An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns), 11 (Cities) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts, further providing for regulation of contracts; in contracts, further providing for contracts or purchases in excess of base amount of $18,500, for contracts or purchases not in excess of base amount of $18,500, for contracts or purchases not requiring advertising or bidding, for evasion of advertising requirements and for separate bids for plumbing, heating, ventilating and electrical work, elevators and escalators; in general provisions relating to area government and intergovernmental cooperation, further providing for bids for certain joint purchases, for written or telephonic price quotations required and for division of transactions provided; in parking authorities, further providing for competition in award of contracts; in municipal authorities, further providing for competition in award of contracts; and making an editorial change.
Congress · introduced 2026-05-01
Latest action: — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, May 1, 2026
Sponsors
- Daniel Laughlin (R, PA-49) — sponsor · 2026-05-01
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-05-01
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, May 1, 2026
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Daniel Laughlin (R, state_upper PA-49) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | 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 Local Government Committee · pa-leg