Pennsylvania House Bill 2637

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-10-21 - Referred to COMMERCE
Pending: House Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs), 62 (Procurement) and 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations, for participation goal, for duties of Department of General Services and for bonding and progress payments, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for reports and providing for disparity study; in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for policy and for definitions, providing for Small Diverse Business Program and for nonapplicability, further providing for regulations and for duties of department, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for bonding and progress payments and for report to General Assembly and providing for aspirational target, for disparity study and for program expiration; providing for Participation Program for Construction and Design Professional Services; and making editorial changes.

In veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations, for participation goal, for duties of Department of General Services and for bonding and progress payments, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for reports and providing for disparity study; in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for policy and for definitions, providing for Small Diverse Business Program and for nonapplicability, further providing for regulations and for duties of department, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for bonding and progress payments and for report to General Assembly and providing for aspirational target, for disparity study and for program expiration; providing for Participation Program for Construction and Design Professional Services; and making editorial changes.

Rep. Gregory Scott [D]	Rep. Nancy Guenst [D]	Rep. Tarah Probst [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]	Rep. Jeanne McNeill [D]	Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Joseph Hohenstein [D]
Rep. James Haddock [D]	Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Mary Jo Daley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-10-21	House	Referred to COMMERCE

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2637
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2637&pn=3775