SB377 • 2025

An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for contracts for information technology commodities and services.

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Sponsor: PHILLIPS-HILL
Last action: 2025-10-07
Official status: Laid on the table, Oct. 7, 2025
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for contracts for information technology commodities and services.

What This Bill Does

An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for contracts for information technology commodities and services.

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A00761

06/03/25

Plain English: S0377B0323A00761 NES:CDM 05/21/25 #90 A00761 AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO.

S0377B0323A00761 NES:CDM 05/21/25 #90 A00761 AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO.
377 Sponsor: SENATOR PHILLIPS-HILL Printer's No.
323 Amend Bill, page 1, lines 11 through 14, by striking out all of lines 11 through 13 and "the National Institute of Standards and Technology" in line 14 and inserting The procurement of end point devices shall meet national or widely adopted certifications, security standards, industry best practices for computer security or Amend Bill, page 1, lines 17 and 18, by striking out "or industry best practices for computer security " 2025/90NES/SB0377A00761 - 1 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Bill History

2025-10-07 COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Reported as committed, Oct. 7, 2025
2025-10-07 H
First consideration, Oct. 7, 2025
2025-10-07 H
Laid on the table, Oct. 7, 2025
2025-09-15 S
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 463-464), June 3, 2025
2025-09-15 S
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 475-476), June 4, 2025
2025-06-05 H
In the House
2025-06-05 COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, June 5, 2025
2025-06-04 S
Motion to revert to Prior Printer's No. 323, June 4, 2025
2025-06-04 S
Third consideration and final passage, June 4, 2025 (49-0)
2025-06-03 S
Amended on third consideration, June 3, 2025 (27-22)
2025-06-02 APPROPRIATIONS
Re-reported as committed, June 2, 2025
2025-05-13 S
Second consideration, May 13, 2025
2025-05-13 APPROPRIATIONS
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025
2025-05-06 COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Reported as committed, May 6, 2025
2025-05-06 S
First consideration, May 6, 2025
2025-03-06 COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, March 6, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for contracts for information technology commodities and services.

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PRINTER'S NO. 323
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 377
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA, PENNYCUICK, CULVER,
J. WARD, STEFANO AND DUSH, MARCH 6, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, MARCH 6, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for
contracts for information technology commodities and
services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 62 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3914. Contracts for information technology commodities and
services.
A contract for the procurement of end point devices shall
require that those devices, services and solutions be capable of
being configured, secured and maintained in a manner that meets
the National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines in
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special
Publication 800-series that are in effect at the time of the
effective date of this section or industry best practices for
computer security to the extent that the guidelines or industry
best practices are applicable to the end point devices, services
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and solutions being procured. As used in this section, the term
"end point device" shall mean any Internet capable computer
hardware device on a transmission control protocol or Internet
protocol network.
Section 2. This act shall only apply to a contract entered
into on or after the effective date of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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