1Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2Statutes, in source selection and contract formation,
3providing for limitations on political contributions by
4contractors.

5The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6hereby enacts as follows:

7Section 1. Chapter 5 of Title 62 of the Pennsylvania
8Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:

9SUBCHAPTER H

10LIMITATIONS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY CONTRACTORS

11Sec.

12571. Reporting of political contribution.

13572. Political contribution limitations.

14§ 571. Reporting of political contribution.

15(a) General rule.--Any contractor bidding for a contract
16under sections 512.1 (relating to competitive electronic auction
17bidding), 513 (relating to competitive sealed proposals), 514
18(relating to small procurements), 515 (relating to sole source

1procurement), 516 (relating to emergency procurement), 517
2(relating to multiple awards), 518 (relating to competitive
3selection procedures for certain services), 519 (relating to
4selection procedure for insurance and notary bonds), 520
5(relating to supplies manufactured and services performed by
6persons with disabilities) and 905 (relating to procurement of
7design professional services) shall be required to submit, on a
8form provided by the department, information on political
9contributions made to any elected official holding a State
10office, the contractor's political action committee or political
11action committees which make contributions to campaigns for
12State-elected offices. For purposes of this section, the
13officials shall include the Governor, Auditor General, Attorney
14General, State Treasurer, the members of the judiciary and the
15members of the General Assembly.

16(b) Lobbyist registration.--In addition to the reporting
17requirements provided under subsection (a), the contractor shall
18also provide a notarized written declaration, on a form provided
19by the department, that any lobbyist that the contractor has
20hired to represent the contractor's interest is registered in
21accordance with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13A (relating to lobbying
22disclosure).

23(c) Public review.--Any information submitted under this
24section shall be available for public review as provided under
25the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-
26to-Know Law.

27§ 572. Political contribution limitations.

28(a) General rule.--Any contractor bidding for a contract
29under section 512.1 (relating to competitive electronic auction
30bidding), 513 (relating to competitive sealed proposals), 514

1(relating to small procurements), 515 (relating to sole source
2procurement), 516 (relating to emergency procurement), 517
3(relating to multiple awards), 518 (relating to competitive
4selection procedures for certain services), 519 (relating to
5selection procedure for insurance and notary bonds), 520
6(relating to supplies manufactured and services performed by
7persons with disabilities) or 905 (relating to procurement of
8design professional services) shall not be awarded a contract
9under this section if any political contributions made and
10reported under section 571 (relating to reporting of political
11contribution) exceed the following limits:

12(1) Contributions to candidate - $2,400 per election.

13(2) Contributions to a business entity or political
14action committee supporting a candidate - $5,000 per
15election.

16(b) Limitation increase.--The limitations provided in
17subsection (a) shall be increased for inflation in each odd-
18numbered year, based upon the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
19Consumers.

20Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.