Consumer Affairs

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a holistic study on the benefits of nuclear energy and small modular reactors.

Further providing for definitions, for repair obligations, for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement and for presumption of a reasonable number of attempts.

Requiring the use of steel products produced in the United States.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program.

Providing for collection, verification and disclosure of information by online marketplaces to inform consumers.

Further providing for private actions.

In service and facilities, further providing for notices before service to landlord terminated.

Further providing for definitions and prohibiting petroleum price gouging.

Providing for local solar program, for renewable energy credits and for powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Providing for unfair trade practices and for protection of whistleblowers; promulgating regulations; establishing the Price-Fixing Consumer Protection Fund; and making an appropriation.

In creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for lease application review.

Providing for unlawful retention policy.

Further providing for identification requirements for sale of scrap materials to scrap processors and recycling facility operators.

Further providing for definitions, for repair obligations, for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement and for presumption of a reasonable number of attempts.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for definitions and for duties of electric distribution companies and providing for duties of public utilities.

Providing for bisphenol A-free container products.

Providing for consumer data privacy, for rights of consumers and duties of businesses relating to the collection of personal information and for duties of the Attorney General.

Further providing for purpose, for definitions, for prohibitions, for rental rates and for repair, reconstruction or cleanup contractors; and providing for civil actions.

Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence.

Providing for tenant's rights.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

Further providing for definitions.

In tenement buildings and multiple dwelling premises, providing for visual smoke alarms, fire alarm systems and carbon monoxide detectors.

In recovery of possession, providing for early termination of lease by terminally ill tenant.

Providing for an index relating to diagnosis, maintenance and repair of digital electronic equipment and for enforcement by Attorney General.

Providing for electronic device licenses.

Providing for small wireless facilities deployment.

In miscellaneous provisions, providing for tenant protections.

In service and facilities, further providing for definitions.

Providing for food delivery platform service fees.

In creation of leases and statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for rental applications.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for requisite procurement.

In municipal authorities, further providing for purposes and powers; in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for definitions, for network modernization plans and for additional powers and duties; and providing for electric utility easements.

In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for additional powers and duties of commission.

In pipeline operators, providing for approval of construction or development of pipelines.

In pipeline operators, providing for inspection before resumption of operations.

In service and facilities, providing for information regarding transmission of hazardous liquids near school buildings.

Further providing for procedures for submitting, challenging and protecting confidential security information, for applicability to other law and for prohibition.

In service and facilities, providing for pipeline safety valves.

In powers and duties of commission, providing for pipeline siting review.

In tenement buildings and multiple dwelling premises, providing for lead testing requirements.

In rates and distribution systems, providing for recovery of electric vehicle infrastructure and gas system expansion costs.

In corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for additional powers of certain public utility corporations.

Providing for consumer data privacy, for rights of consumers and duties of businesses relating to the collection of personal information and for duties of the Attorney General.

In COVID-19 disaster emergency, providing for increased pricing notification to consumers.

In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for network modernization plan.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for price upon resale of public utility services.

Further providing for definitions, for disclosure, for repair obligations, for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement, for presumption of a reasonable number of attempts, for civil cause of action and for resale of returned motor vehicle.

Providing for bisphenol A-free container products for infants.

In natural gas competition, further providing for duties of natural gas distribution companies and for consumer protections and customer service; and, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for definitions, for standards for restructuring of electric industry and for duties of electric distribution companies.

Providing for public utility credit reporting; and imposing duties on public utilities.

Providing for the regulation of home construction contracts and for the registration of certain home builders; prohibiting certain acts; providing for the offense of home construction fraud and for penalties; establishing the Home Builder Guaranty Fund; and providing for claims against the fund and for notification of defective or faulty building material or product.

In residential real property, providing for individual dwelling unit water metering.

In preliminary provisions, providing for effect of declaration of disaster emergency.

In Commonwealth services, prohibiting fees on late or missed rent payments or other similar charges during COVID-19 disaster emergency.

Requiring cell phones and devices utilizing Internet protocol-enabled service to obtain authorization by end-use consumers prior to transmitting certain information.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems; and providing for water ratepayer bill of rights.

In services and facilities, providing for emergency response plans.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, providing for Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program; establishing the Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program Account; making an appropriation; and making a related repeal.

Further providing for definitions and for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions.

Regulating certain smoke alarms; providing for dwelling unit owner and tenant responsibilities; and prescribing penalties.

Providing for broadband services.

Providing for public utility credit reporting; and imposing duties on public utilities.

Further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts and penalties and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

In COVID-19 disaster emergency, imposing a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures; and, in Commonwealth services, further providing for general authority of Governor.

In Commonwealth services, prohibiting fees on late or missed rent payments or other similar charges during COVID-19 disaster emergency.

In COVID-19 disaster emergency, providing for student tenant relief.

In emergency COVID-19 response, providing for public utility assistance.

Requiring cell phones and devices utilizing Internet protocol-enabled service to obtain authorization by end-use consumers prior to transmitting certain information.

Providing for the expansion of broadband access in underserved areas; establishing the Underserved and Unserved Broadband Deployment Grant Program and the Underserved and Unserved Broadband Deployment Fund; and transferring funds from the COVID-19 Response Restricted Account.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems; and providing for water ratepayer bill of rights.

Providing for public housing broadband Internet benefit.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

Providing for emergency lifeline broadband benefit during a disaster emergency.

Designating August 14, 2020, as "814 Day" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for definitions and for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions.

Further providing for procedures for submitting, challenging and protecting confidential security information, for applicability to other law and for prohibition.

Urging the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to suspend all utility rate hikes through the end of 2020.

Prohibiting termination of cable and Internet service during a disaster emergency.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for price upon resale of public utility services.

In public utility code, providing for minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold in this Commonwealth.

In service and facilities, providing for overhead utility pole repair by public utility.

Further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts and penalties, for blocking of caller identification and other telemarketing screening products or services prohibited and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

Recognizing October 2, 2019, as "Energy Efficiency Day" in Pennsylvania.

In transportation network service, providing for minimum pay rate; and providing for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry.

In certificates of public convenience, further providing for enumeration of acts requiring certificate.

Urging the Congress of the United States to grant additional authority to the Federal Communications Commission to stop unwanted and illegal robocalls and "spoofing" and urging the Federal Communications Commission to educate the public on how to report illegal telephone calls.

Further providing for unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.

In corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for additional powers of certain public utility corporations.

In transportation network companies, further providing for distinctive signage; and, in transportation network service, further providing for licensure requirements and for transportation network company drivers.

Further providing for definitions and for alternative energy portfolio standards, providing for solar photovoltaic technology requirements, for contract requirements for solar photovoltaic energy system sources, for renewable energy storage report, for energy storage deployment targets and for contracts for solar photovoltaic technologies by Commonwealth agencies and further providing for portfolio requirements in other states; and making a related repeal.

In recovery of possession, providing for early termination of lease by terminally ill tenant.

Providing for consumer data privacy, for rights of consumers and duties of businesses relating to the collection of personal information and for duties of the Attorney General.

In pipeline operators, providing for approval of construction or development of pipelines.

In pipeline operators, providing for inspection before resumption of operations.

In financial responsibility, further providing for required financial responsibility.

In service and facilities, providing for pipeline safety valves.

In powers and duties of commission, providing for pipeline siting review.

In service and facilities, providing for information regarding transmission of hazardous liquids near school buildings.

Further providing for definitions, for alternative energy portfolio standards, for portfolio requirements in other states, for health and safety standards and for interagency responsibilities; and providing for Tier III alternative energy sources and for capacity payments to alternative energy sources.

Providing for restroom access for certain customers of retail establishments and imposing a penalty.

Further providing for title of act, for findings, for short title and for definitions; providing for identification requirements for sale of second-hand goods to second-hand dealers; and further providing for law enforcement, for penalties and for preemption.

Further providing for private actions.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; and providing for Internet neutrality.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee and the Joint State Government Commission to jointly conduct an audit and study on the compliance of nonrural telecommunication carriers with the Public Utility Code and high-speed broadband universal service deployment mandates and to report their findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

Providing for updated caller identification information.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Low-Income Water and Wastewater Assistance Program and the Pennsylvania Low-Income Water and Wastewater Assistance Fund; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Auditor General relative to the administration of the program.

Further providing for definitions and for interconnection standards for customer-generator facilities; and providing for community solar generating systems.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of and return on the property of a public utility.

In municipal authorities, further providing for money of authority and for transfer of existing facilities to authority and providing for sale or transfer of authority water or sewer infrastructure.

Adopting the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and extensively revising the law on residential landlords and tenants, in the areas of lease provisions, landlord duties, tenant remedies, tenant duties, landlord remedies, access to dwelling units, tenant deaths in periodic and holdover tenancies, retaliation, disposition of tenant's personal property, effect of domestic violence and stalking and return of security deposit and unearned rent; making a related repeal; and making editorial changes.

In rates and distribution systems, providing for recovery of natural gas distribution system extension costs.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; and, in violations and penalties, further providing for unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers.

Further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions and for private actions.

In residential real property, providing for individual dwelling unit water metering.

In rates and distribution systems, providing for alternative ratemaking for utilities.

In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for definitions and for network modernization plans.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; and providing for Internet neutrality.

Further providing for unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.

Further providing for definitions, for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement and for presumption of a reasonable number of attempts.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for rates to be just and reasonable; and providing for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class.

Urging the Federal Communications Commission to favorably consider the joint petition filed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and the Department of Community and Economic Development and to increase access to high-speed Internet service in underserved areas of Pennsylvania.

Further providing for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

Urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to swiftly consider the United States Department of Energy's proposed Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule and implement policies to ensure fuel-secure baseload electricity generation resources receive proper compensation for the positive attributes they provide our nation's and our Commonwealth's electric system.

Further providing for private actions.

Providing for the regulation of home construction contracts and for the registration of certain home builders; prohibiting certain acts; providing for penalties; establishing the Home Builder Guaranty Fund; and providing for claims against the fund and for notification of defective or faulty building material or product.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee and the Joint State Government Commission to jointly conduct an audit and study on the compliance of nonrural telecommunication carriers with the Public Utility Code and high-speed broadband universal service deployment mandates and to report their findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

In other subjects of taxation, prohibiting bans, fees, surcharges and taxes on recyclable plastic bags.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

In service and facilities, further providing for billing procedures.

Providing for restroom access for certain customers of retail establishments and imposing a penalty.

Further providing for definitions, for license required, for records of transactions, for dealer's retention of precious metal and availability for inspection, for purchases from minors and for penalty.

In service and facilities, further providing for duty of owners of rental property and for waiver of subchapter prohibited.

Further providing for definitions.

Further prohibiting unwanted telephone solicitation calls.

Providing for automatic renewal provisions in certain contracts for goods and services.

Urging the Congress of the United States to take action to provide for the security and resilience of the nation's electric grid.

Establishing requirements for smartphone theft prevention; and imposing penalties.

In conservation and natural resources, providing for water well construction standards.

Providing for retail electric consumer protection.

Further providing for title of act, for definitions, providing for start date, further providing for duties of facility owners, for duties of the One Call System, for duties of designers, for duties of excavators, for duties of project owners and for penalties, providing for Damage Prevention Committee, for enforcement and for compliance and further providing for One Call System authority and for expiration.

Requiring the use of steel products made in the United States.

Further providing for expiration.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions and for certificate of public convenience required; providing for transportation network companies and for regulation of taxicabs and limousines in cities of the first class; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in powers and duties, providing for power of commission to confiscate, impound and sell vehicles; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; providing for motor carrier regulations and for transportation network service; and, in general provisions, further providing for definitions.

Further providing for deposits into merchandise trust funds; providing for price and description reports; and further providing for funds held in trust, for payments from merchandise trust funds, for filing of financial reports and for penalty.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; and, in violations and penalties, further providing for unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers.

Further providing for registration of contractors, for home improvement fraud and for prohibited acts.

In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for definitions and for network modernization plans.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in powers and duties, providing for financial responsibility of transportation network companies; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; providing for transportation network service; and, in general provisions, further providing for definitions.

Providing for registration of extraordinary nonagriculture and nonmunicipal water users; imposing a water resource fee; establishing the Water Use Fund; and providing for submission of a question to the electorate authorizing incurring of indebtedness for water-related environmental initiatives.

In general provisions, further providing for the definition of public utility.

In rates and distribution systems, providing for computation of income tax expense for ratemaking purposes.

In rates and distribution systems, providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems for ratemaking purposes.

Establishing the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act.

In common carriers, providing for paratransit service.

Further providing for the definition of "new motor vehicle."

Providing for restroom access for certain customers of retail establishments and imposing a penalty.

Further providing for unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.

In service and facilities, further providing for duty of owners of rental property and for waiver of subchapter prohibited.

Further providing for definitions, for proposed regulations and procedures for review, for final-form regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for review and for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations by the commission.

Further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts and penalties and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

Further providing for repair obligations and for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement.

Amending the act of December 14, 1982 (P.L.1211, No.279), entitled "An act providing for ridesharing arrangements and providing that certain laws shall be inapplicable to ridesharing arrangements," providing for a short title; further providing for definitions and for motor carrier laws not applicable to ridesharing; and making editorial changes.

In municipal authorities, further providing for money of authority and for transfer of existing facilities to authority and providing for sale or transfer of authority water or sewer infrastructure.

Further providing for definitions, for license required, for records of transactions, for dealer's retention of precious metal and availability for inspection, for purchases from minors and for penalties.

Providing for fair franchises; and, in limitation of time, further providing for one year limitation and for four year limitation.

Providing for registry of operators, processors and locations; and further providing for identification requirements for sale of scrap materials to scrap processors and recycling facility operators and for commercial accounts.

Urging the Congress of the United States to take action to provide for the security and resilience of the nation's electric grid.

In protection of cooperative interest purchasers, providing for special protections for time shares.

Further providing for unfair practices.

In service and facilities, providing for electricity supplied to seasonal businesses.

Relating to the rights of purchasers and lessees of defective recreational vehicles.

In natural gas competition, further providing for requirements for natural gas suppliers; and, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for requirements for electric generation suppliers.

Providing for PA Sunshine Solar Program; imposing a gross receipts tax increase; and repealing a provision of the act of July 9, 2008 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Alternative Energy Investment Act.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program; and providing for natural gas energy efficiency and conservation program.

Providing for automatic renewal provisions in certain contracts for goods and services.

Further providing for definitions, for duties of facility owners, the One Call System, other parties, designers, excavators and project owners and for penalties; providing for enforcement, compliance and penalties; and further providing for expiration.

Further providing for definitions.

Requiring the use of steel products made in the United States.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

Providing for verification of person accepting offer of credit.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in powers and duties, further providing for assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities and for power of commission to require insurance; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; providing for transportation network services; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in registration of vehicles, further providing for application for registration.

Further providing for civil penalties.

Providing for the definition of "time and materials"; and further providing for procedures for registration as a contractor and for home improvement contracts.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance committee to study and report on the extent of competition in this Commonwealth's communications industry and the impact of the transition to new technologies on the availability and affordability of clear and reliable voice service for all Pennsylvanians.

Further providing for security freeze.

Urging the Commonwealth to upgrade its broadband communications network for use by the private and public sectors in the Northern Tier of this Commonwealth.

Further providing for definitions; and providing for recreational use and for storm water runoff.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for standby charge prohibited.

Further providing for definitions, for records of transactions, for dealer's retention of precious metal and availability for inspection and for penalties.

Further providing for civil penalties; and providing for prohibiting residency requirements.

In municipal authorities, further providing for transfer of existing facilities to authority.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in powers and duties, further providing for assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities and for power of commission to require insurance; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; providing for transportation network services; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in registration of vehicles, further providing for application for registration.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in powers and duties, further providing for assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities and for power of commission to require insurance; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; providing for transportation network services; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in registration of vehicles, further providing for application for registration.

Further providing for definitions, for commercial accounts and for restricted materials; providing for Statewide registry of scrap processors and recycling facilities and for duty to register and for criminal registry; and further providing for penalties.

Further providing for unlawful acts and penalties and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

Requiring the disclosure of wireless device location information and providing for definitions and immunity.

Amending the act of December 14, 1982 (P.L.1211, No.279), entitled "An act providing for ridesharing arrangements and providing that certain laws shall be inapplicable to ridesharing arrangements," providing for a short title; further providing for definitions and for motor carrier laws not applicable to ridesharing; and making editorial changes.

Further providing for the definition of "home improvement."

Further prohibiting unwanted telephone solicitation calls.

Providing for the prohibition of the collection and recording of consumer's visual and auditory information by cable operators and direct broadcast satellite service providers.

Further providing for title of act, for findings, for short title and for definitions; providing for identification requirements for sale of second-hand goods to second-hand dealers; and further providing for law enforcement, for penalties and for preemption.

Further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

Further providing for application fees.

Repealing the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act.

Further providing for private actions.

Further providing for unfair practices.

Further providing for unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for definitions, for continuation of commission-approved alternative regulation and network modernization plans, for alternative forms of regulation, for competitive services, for access charges, for interexchange telecommunications carriers and for additional powers and duties.

Further providing for definitions and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls.

Further providing for sliding scale of rates and adjustments and for duties of natural gas distribution companies.

In service and facilities, further providing for billing procedures.

Further providing for definitions; and prohibiting railroads from operating railroad locomotives in reverse in certain instances.

Providing for whistle post signage.

Requiring warning labels on cellular telephones by the Office of Attorney General; and providing for recall.

Further providing for the definitions of "alternative energy sources" and "Tier II alternative energy source."

Further providing for definitions.

Providing for certain disclosure statements in easement agreements for certain natural gas pipelines.

In rates and distribution systems, further providing for customer protections.

Defining "permanent place of business"; further providing for license required; and providing for location of transactions.

Further providing for contracts and effect of rescission.

Further providing for powers of the authority.

Further providing for definitions.

Requiring landlords to grant medical access; providing for termination of residential leases for terminal or mental illness; and making an inconsistent repeal.

Providing for verification of person accepting offer of credit.

Providing for the protection of consumers from having spyware deceptively installed on wireless communication devices and for criminal enforcement.

Providing for the regulation of home construction contracts and for the registration of certain home builders; prohibiting certain acts; providing for penalties; establishing the Home Builder Guaranty Fund; and providing for claims against the fund.

In preliminary provisions, further defining "public utility" to exclude certain volunteer fire companies.

Further providing for the definition of "unfair methods of competition."

Further providing for requirements for natural gas suppliers and for requirements for electric generation suppliers.

Providing for streamlined procedures for reviewing applications for the modification or collocation of wireless communications facilities and wireless support structures.

A Concurrent Resolution disapproving a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission regulation on Natural Gas Distribution Companies and the Promotion of Competitive Retail Markets.

Further providing for right to lien and amount and for discharge of lien on payment into court or entry of security.

Providing for automatic renewal provisions in certain service contracts.

Further providing for definitions, for duration of contract, for financial security required and for health club exempt from financial security.

Extending the act to include leased vehicles, motorcycles, motor homes, off-road vehicles and commercial vehicles; and further providing for definitions.

In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for definitions; providing for nonrural exchanges; and further providing for continuation of commission-approved alternative regulation and network modernization plans, for alternative forms of regulation, for competitive services, for interexchange telecommunications carriers and for additional powers and duties.

Further providing for title, for legislative findings, for definitions, for port authorities, for board, for eminent domain, for conveyance and for integrated operation; providing for exclusive jurisdiction and for report; and making editorial changes.

In rates and rate making, further providing for standby charge prohibited.

Further providing for identification requirements for sale of scrap materials to scrap processors and recycling facility operators, for commercial accounts and for restricted materials.

Providing for certain disclosure statements in easement agreements for certain natural gas pipelines.

Further providing for Law Bureau, other bureaus, offices and positions, for the burden of proof, for the recovery of the costs of distribution system improvement projects and for civil penalties for violations.

Further providing for duties of electric distribution companies.

Providing for gas and hazardous liquids pipelines and for powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; and imposing civil penalties.

In senior citizen property tax and rent rebate assistance, prohibiting certain use of rent rebates.

Providing for streamlined procedures for reviewing applications for the modification or collocation of wireless communications facilities and wireless support structures.

In rates and ratemaking, providing for service outages by electric utilities.

Further providing for alternative energy portfolio standards and for portfolio requirements in other states.

Providing for the Cell Tower and Antenna Siting on Commonwealth Property Act; and imposing duties on the Office of Administration.

Further providing for the definitions of "alternative energy sources" and "Tier II alternative energy source."

Providing for bisphenol A-free food and beverage container products.

Defining "permanent place of business"; further providing for license required; and providing for location of transactions.

Further providing for definitions.

Providing for identification requirements for railroad employees; and further providing for carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand.

Providing for whistle post signage.

Further providing for unlawful acts and penalties and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

Urging the Commonwealth to upgrade its broadband communications network for use by the private and public sectors in the Northern Tier of this Commonwealth.

Further providing for nonapplicability.

Further providing for the definition of "unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices."

Alerting the citizens of this Commonwealth about the release of "School Shooter: North American Tour 2012," strongly urging parents, guardians and others who care for children to carefully monitor their children's use of all media and encouraging retailers to refrain from selling School Shooter in their retail establishments.

Providing for bisphenol A-free baby and toddler products.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions and for certificate of public convenience required.

Further providing for unlawful acts and penalties.

Further providing for the definition of "unfair methods of competition."

Further providing for unfair and deceptive acts and practices.

Further providing for definitions, for well permits, for well location restrictions, for protection of fresh groundwater and casing requirements and for protection of water supplies; providing for hydraulic fracturing chemicals and surface impoundments, for hydraulic fracture fluids monitoring and for use of surface impoundments for temporary flowback storage; and further providing for bonding, for enforcement orders, for penalties, for civil penalties, for well plugging funds and for local ordinances.

Providing funding for standards and for implementation of a 211 abbreviated dialing code for information and human services referral telephone service; establishing the 211 Advisory Board; and making an appropriation.

Providing for the regulation of service voltage.

In services and facilities, providing for electricity supplied to seasonal businesses.

Further providing for civil penalties.

Relating to the rights of purchasers and lessees of defective recreational vehicles.

Providing for the regulation of home construction contracts and for the registration of certain home builders; prohibiting certain acts; providing for penalties; establishing the Home Builder Guaranty Fund; and providing for claims against the fund.

Providing for the protection of consumers from having spyware deceptively installed on wireless communication devices and for criminal enforcement.

Further providing for definitions; in rates and ratemaking, further providing for sliding scale of rates and adjustments; and, in service and facilities, further providing for ownership and maintenance of natural gas and artificial gas service lines.

Providing for verification of person accepting offer of credit.

Further providing for definitions.

Further providing for civil penalties for gas pipeline safety violations.

Further providing for regulation of contracts; and providing for additional contracting authority for electric power and energy.

Further providing for construction, relocation, suspension and abolition of crossings.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for definitions; providing for solar energy portfolio standards and for regulation of certain operators of pipelines; in violations and penalties, further providing for civil penalties for gas pipeline safety violations; and making a related repeal.

Urging the President of the United States, the Congress of the United States and the Federal Communications Commission to refrain from regulating Internet broadband services as common carrier services under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.

Urging the Congress of the United States to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to exclude youth all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles and snowmobiles from the lead-limit requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Establishing a select committee to investigate and review the policies, procedures and practices in place by the various Commonwealth agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, councils, departments and offices and the entities they license or regulate to protect the personal health, financial and other sensitive data of the citizens of this Commonwealth.

Further providing for definitions to include text messages.

Urging the Federal Communications Commission to refrain from regulating the Internet.

Concerning a moratorium on the expanded use of chloramine as a secondary water disinfection chemical.

An Act amending the act of May 2, 1947 (P.L.143, No.62), entitled "An act regulating the sale and resale for profit and the carrying on of the business of selling or reselling tickets or other devices for admission to places of amusement; providing for the licensing of persons reselling such tickets for profit; providing for the suspension and revocation of such licenses; imposing duties on licensees and owners or operators of places of amusement; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Revenue, county treasurers, district attorneys, and the receiver of taxes, and city solicitors in cities of the first class; making disposition of moneys collected and providing penalties," further providing for definitions; prohibiting use of certain ticket purchasing software; and prescribing a penalty.

In taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions and for certificate of public convenience required.

Imposing a residential rate schedule of water services being supplied to certain organizations.

Providing for disclosure of motor vehicle information and for duties of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to undertake a study and analysis of the availability of competitive electric generation suppliers in the service territories of electric utilities where electric generation rate caps have previously expired in this Commonwealth.

Providing for public notice of the use of donated household items proffered at publicly available collection bins.

Providing for the definition of "home improvement retailer"; and further providing for procedures for registration as a contractor and for prohibited acts.

Further providing for the definition of "public utility"; repealing the definition of "limousine service"; and further providing for certificate of public convenience required and for miscellaneous provisions.

Further providing for unlawful acts.

Directing the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the House of Representatives to formally investigate whether some utility companies were unjustly enriched by overcollecting and charging billions of dollars in unjustified stranded cost payments under the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act of 1996 to Pennsylvania ratepayers, and whether those electric utilities' generation affiliates, which received formerly regulated generation assets of the utility companies at little to no cost, were unjustly enriched in those transactions.

Defining the offense of false caller identification information display; and imposing penalties.

Further providing for the definition of "unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices."

In preemptions, providing for municipal franchise agreements.

Further providing for definitions; and prohibiting railroads from operating railroad locomotives in reverse in certain instances.

Further providing for the definition of "home improvement," for procedures for registration, for voidable clauses and for prohibited acts.

Further providing for the procedure to obtain certificates of public convenience.

Further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions and for civil penalties; and adding provisions relating to unsafe children's products.

Providing for whistle post signage.

Further providing for procedures for registration as a contractor.

Providing for the regulation of service voltage.

Prohibiting the retail sale and distribution of novelty lighters; and imposing a penalty.

Further providing for sliding scale of rates and adjustments.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions.

Requiring monitored security in and about certain tenement buildings and multiple dwelling premises.

In responsible utility customer protection, further providing for definitions, for cash deposits and household information requirements, for payment agreements, for termination of utility service and for reconnection of service.

Further providing for the offense of identity theft.

Further providing for duration of a listing.

Memorializing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide a waiver or exclusion from the lead limit requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act for youth ATVs and motorcycles.

In restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for definitions; and providing for rate phase-in plans.

Further providing for the definition of "unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices."

Further providing for owner's payment obligations and for contractor's and subcontractor's payment obligations.

Prohibiting the use of polyvinyl chloride pipe for water and sewage transmission in certain buildings.

Further providing for the offense of gasoline price hiking.

Relating to the rights of purchasers and lessees of defective recreational vehicles.

Further defining "unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices."

Prohibiting certain credit card information on receipts.

Further providing for unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

In abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for definitions, for property subject to custody and control of the Commonwealth and for property held by business associations.

Relating to broadband deployment, mapping and availability.

Further providing for initial decisions and release of documents.

Further defining "telephone solicitation call."

An Act amending the act of March 28, 1984 (P.L.150, No.28), entitled, as amended, "An act relating to the rights of purchasers and lessees of defective new motor vehicles," further defining "new motor vehicle."