Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
SB 1318
An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns), 11 (Cities) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts, further providing for regulation of contracts; in contracts, further providing for contracts or purchases in excess of base amount of $18,500, for contracts or purchases not in excess of base amount of $18,500, for contracts or purchases not requiring advertising or bidding, for evasion of advertising requirements and for separate bids for plumbing, heating, ventilating and electrical work, elevators and escalators; in general provisions relating to area government and intergovernmental cooperation, further providing for bids for certain joint purchases, for written or telephonic price quotations required and for division of transactions provided; in parking authorities, further providing for competition in award of contracts; in municipal authorities, further providing for competition in award of contracts; and making an editorial change.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
SB 1318 amends Titles 8, 11, and 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to further regulate contracts for boroughs, cities, and municipalities. The bill addresses requirements for contracts exceeding or not exceeding $18,500, advertising and bidding procedures, and separate bids for specific construction work. It also updates provisions regarding joint purchases, price quotations, and competition in contract awards for parking and municipal authorities.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Issue tags AI-classified
Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Sponsors + 1 cosponsors
- Dan Laughlin Republican lead
- Pat Stefano Republican