HB 2016

                                                    PRINTER'S NO.   2570
                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                      HOUSE BILL
                      No. 2016
                                              Session of
                                                2025
 INTRODUCED BY MADSEN, HILL-EVANS AND BRENNAN, NOVEMBER 5, 2025
 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
    NOVEMBER 6, 2025
                                 AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 17, 2008 (P.L.1645, No.132),
2    entitled "An act providing for the regulation of home
3    improvement contracts and for the registration of certain
4    contractors; prohibiting certain acts; and providing for
5    penalties," further providing for home improvement contracts.
6    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8    Section 1.     Section 7(e)(8) of the act of October 17, 2008
9 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home Improvement Consumer
10 Protection Act, is amended to read:
11 Section 7.     Home improvement contracts.
12    * * *
13    (e)   Voidable clauses.--If a home improvement contract
14 contains any of the following clauses, the home improvement
15 contract shall be voidable by the owner:
16* * *
17(8)   A provision that [the contractor shall be awarded
18    attorney fees and costs.] awards attorney fees and costs to a
19    prevailing party in an action or arbitration unless the
1    provision applies equally to both parties.
2* * *
3    Section 2.   The amendment of section 7(e)(8) of the act shall
4 apply to home improvement contracts executed on or after the
5 effective date of this section.
6    Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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