Pennsylvania SB 486: An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in source selection and contract formation, further providing for debarment or suspension.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 512
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 486
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, KANE, TARTAGLIONE, L. WILLIAMS, SCHWANK,
SAVAL, KEARNEY, HAYWOOD AND SANTARSIERO, APRIL 2, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 2, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in source selection and contract formation, further
providing for debarment or suspension.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 531(b)(7) of Title 62 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection is amended
by adding paragraphs to read:
§ 531. Debarment or suspension.
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(b) Causes for debarment or suspension.--The causes for
debarment or suspension include:
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(6.1) Violation of the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637,
No.329), known as the Wage Payment and Collection Law.
(6.2) Misclassification of an employee as an independent
contractor in violation of any law of this Commonwealth,
including:
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(i) The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known
as the Workers' Compensation Act.
(ii) The act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation
Law.
(iii) The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known
as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
(iv) The act of October 13, 2010 (P.L.506, No.72),
known as the Construction Workplace Misclassification
Act.
(7) Violation of the [act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736,
No.338), known as the] Workers' Compensation Act.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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