HB 2016 — 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 home improvement contracts.
Congress · introduced 2025-11-06
Latest action: — Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Nov. 6, 2025
Sponsors
- Dave Madsen (D, PA-104) — sponsor · 2025-11-06
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-11-06
- Tim Brennan (D, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-11-06
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Nov. 6, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2570 · 1,878 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2570
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2016
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MADSEN, HILL-EVANS AND BRENNAN, NOVEMBER 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
NOVEMBER 6, 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 home improvement contracts.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 7(e)(8) of the act of October 17, 2008
9 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home Improvement Consumer
10 Protection Act, is amended to read:
11 Section 7. Home improvement contracts.
12 * * *
13 (e) Voidable clauses.--If a home improvement contract
14 contains any of the following clauses, the home improvement
15 contract shall be voidable by the owner:
16 * * *
17 (8) A provision that [the contractor shall be awarded
18 attorney fees and costs.] awards attorney fees and costs to a
19 prevailing party in an action or arbitration unless the
1 provision applies equally to both parties.
2 * * *
3 Section 2. The amendment of section 7(e)(8) of the act shall
4 apply to home improvement contracts executed on or after the
5 effective date of this section.
6 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Housing And Community Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Madsen (D, state_lower PA-104) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Tim Brennan (D, state_lower PA-29) | 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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Housing And Community Development Committee · pa-leg