HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) to strengthen consumer protections and crack down on fraudulent home improvement practices has advanced out of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee with bipartisan support.
Senate Bill 1324 would update Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act to better protect homeowners and ensure greater accountability for contractors operating in the commonwealth.
“We have seen too many cases where hardworking folks have been taken advantage of by bad actors in the home improvement industry,” Bartolotta said. “This bill makes important updates to the law to better protect consumers, increase transparency and hold contractors to a higher standard.”
The bill also introduces a “letter of good standing” requirement for out-of-state contractors and improves communication between states regarding disciplinary actions.
Bartolotta noted the legislation was developed in coordination with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection after reports of fraudulent and substandard work in communities across the state.
Senate Bill 1324 now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
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