republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2017-2018/hb-99.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts, further providing for regulation of contracts."
description: "An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts, further providing for regulation of contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 99"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 99 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zimmerman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f046d9cb-38ac-46a7-bfcf-9c0b8a4277ea"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=99"
source_hash: "9ea9ee32a400ba391104a51c2ab15f33fe461f29d3bfdaa98b070b9e29445d0a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 99 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts, further providing for regulation of contracts.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 0079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0099&pn=0079)
2. **Printer's No. 0424** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0099&pn=0424)
3. **Printer's No. 2819** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0099&pn=2819)
4. **Printer's No. 4254** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0099&pn=4254)

## Votes

- HB 99 PN 4254, CONCUR — **187–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (LOCAL GOVERNMENT): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LOCAL GOVERNMENT): Reported as Amended — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **197–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zimmerman — primary (person)
- B. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- Greiner — cosponsor (person)
- Hickernell — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Mehaffie — cosponsor (person)
- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Peifer — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0079 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0424 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2819 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0424 Reverted to Prior Printer's No. 424 in Senate Committee on Local Government
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4254 Amended on third consideration
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f046d9cb-38ac-46a7-bfcf-9c0b8a4277ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).