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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2430, 2633
PRINTER'S NO. 2661
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1653
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, SNYDER, YOUNGBLOOD, READSHAW, KINSEY,
DRISCOLL, BISHOP, BIZZARRO, CORBIN, THOMAS, McNEILL, MILLARD,
PICKETT, O'BRIEN, NEILSON, BARRAR, KLUNK, MURT, ORTITAY,
WATSON, DAVIS, HARHART, DEAN, MAHONEY, NEUMAN, NESBIT,
P. DALEY, DIAMOND, COHEN, CALTAGIRONE, FARINA, WARD, KIM,
D. COSTA, PHILLIPS-HILL, JAMES, HARHAI, ROZZI, KORTZ,
SCHLOSSBERG, GAINEY, ACOSTA, BULLOCK AND MICCARELLI,
OCTOBER 21, 2015
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DECEMBER 13, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, providing for recognized entities DIVERSE AND
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES.
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 chapter to read:
CHAPTER 22
RECOGNIZED ENTITIES DIVERSE AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
Sec.
2201. Definitions.
2202. Woman-owned business, minority-owned business or veteran-
owned business.
§ 2201. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
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