SB 540 — An Act amending the act of October 17, 2008 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, further providing for procedures for registration as a contractor.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-04
Latest action: — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, April 4, 2025
Sponsors
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — sponsor · 2025-04-04
- Sharif Street (D, PA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- Vincent J. Hughes (D, PA-7) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- Art L Haywood (D, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
- Steven J. Santarsiero (D, PA-10) — cosponsor · 2025-04-04
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, April 4, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0559 · 1,880 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 559
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 540
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, STREET, FONTANA, HUGHES, HAYWOOD,
SCHWANK, KANE, COSTA AND SANTARSIERO, APRIL 4, 2025
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
APRIL 4, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 17, 2008 (P.L.1645, No.132),
2 entitled "An act providing for the regulation of home
3 improvement contracts and for the registration of certain
4 contractors; prohibiting certain acts; and providing for
5 penalties," further providing for procedures for registration
6 as a contractor.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 4(a)(1) of the act of October 17, 2008
10 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home Improvement Consumer
11 Protection Act, is amended by adding a subparagraph to read:
12 Section 4. Procedures for registration as a contractor.
13 (a) Application.--
14 (1) A person shall apply to the bureau in writing or
15 electronically via a secure Internet connection, if permitted
16 by the bureau, on a form provided by the bureau. The
17 application shall include the following information:
18 * * *
19 (x) Proof of workers' compensation coverage in
1 compliance with the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736,
2 No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure 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 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Art L Haywood (D, state_upper PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sharif Street (D, state_upper PA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Steven J. Santarsiero (D, state_upper PA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Vincent J. Hughes (D, state_upper PA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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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