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 unlawful retention policy.
This bill updates Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to strengthen rules against deceptive automatic renewal policies. It requires businesses to clearly disclose future pricing changes and deadlines for cancellation in bold text, while also prohibiting the intentional misrepresentation of renewal terms. The law expands its scope to cover entities regulated by federal agencies like the FCC and PUC, as well as those involved in natural gas and electric utility markets. Ultimately, these changes aim to ensure consumers receive transparent information when signing up for recurring services or subscriptions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action Oct 24, 2024
Floor votes · House Oct 21, 2024
How they voted
179–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Oct 21, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Oct 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
upper
Oct 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 9, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Sep 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Brett Miller
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Fiedler
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Scott
DDemocratic
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