PRINTER'S NO. 1526
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1418
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, HANBIDGE, D. WILLIAMS, SANCHEZ, HILL-
EVANS, GUENST, McNEILL, FREEMAN, MADDEN, DeLUCA, NEILSON,
SAMUELSON, DEASY, MERSKI, WEBSTER, DRISCOLL, PISCIOTTANO,
KEEFER, WARREN, KINKEAD AND GILLEN, MAY 14, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MAY 14, 2021
AN ACT
Prohibiting fees for early termination of certain contracts upon
death; providing for waiver of applicable fees; and imposing
civil penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Prohibition
of Early Contract Termination Fees Upon Death Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Provider." A person in this Commonwealth that provides
contract services for cable television, cellular or other
telecommunications, direct broadcast satellite, electric
generation, heating oil, natural gas supply, Voice over Internet
Protocol or water.
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