Committee
Pennsylvania House Housing and Community Development Committee
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committee members
Aerion Abney (D)
Joshua Bashline (R)
Heather Boyd (D)
Amen Brown (D)
Secretary
Morgan Cephas (D)
Roni Green (D)
Republican Chair
Rich Irvin (R)
Republican Secretary
Tom Jones (R)
Dallas Kephart (R)
Rick Krajewski (D)
Milou Mackenzie (R)
Dave Madsen (D)
Republican Vice Chair
Abby Major (R)
Chair
Brandon Markosek (D)
La'Tasha Mayes (D)
Vice Chair
Lindsay Powell (D)
Tarah Probst (D)
Brian Rasel (R)
Leslie Rossi (R)
Jeremy Shaffer (R)
Josh Siegel (D)
Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D)
Tim Twardzik (R)
James Walsh (R)
Ben Waxman (D)
Eric Weaknecht (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB24 | Providing for off-campus student housing rights. | In Committee | 01/08/2025 |
| HB67 | In management of the condominium, providing for outdoor solar access for drying clothes; in management of cooperatives, providing for outdoor solar access for drying clothes; and, in management of planned community, providing for outdoor solar access for drying clothes. | Crossed Over | 01/14/2025 |
| HB140 | Further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 05/22/2025 |
| HB214 | In realty transfer tax, further providing for excluded transactions; and, in local real estate transfer tax, further providing for imposition. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB225 | Providing for the establishment of first-time home buyer savings accounts for first-time home buyers in this Commonwealth. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB273 | In neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, providing for county property maintenance code and for Municipal Codes Enforcement Grant Program and municipal neighborhood mitigation fund; and imposing penalties. | Crossed Over | 01/22/2025 |
| HB275 | Providing for grants to subsidize home ownership; establishing the Pennsylvania Affordable Homeownership Subsidy Program; imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and providing for report to General Assembly. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB287 | In additional special funds and restricted accounts, establishing the Survivor-Centered, Accessible, Fair and Empowering Housing Trust Fund; and making an interfund transfer. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB307 | In Uniform Construction Code, further providing for adoption by regulations. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB316 | In neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, further providing for municipal permit denial. | Crossed Over | 01/23/2025 |
| HB343 | In tenement buildings and multiple dwelling premises, further providing for definitions and providing for borrowing requirements, for abandonment of residential rental property and for maintenance by receiver; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB344 | In creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for parking provisions in lease. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB358 | In Uniform Construction Code, further providing for adoption by regulations. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB359 | Further providing for definitions, for powers of authorities, for creation of tax increment districts and approval of project plans and for financing of project costs. | Crossed Over | 01/27/2025 |
| HB516 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB529 | Establishing the Smart Growth Zoning and Housing Program and the Smart Growth Zoning District Fund. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HB530 | In arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of criminal mischief; in burglary and other criminal intrusion, providing for removal of trespassers from real property; in particular rights and immunities, providing for an offense and civil action relating to trespass on real property; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HB558 | In creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for rental applications. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB570 | Providing for middle-income, low-income and very-low-income housing units in new residential development projects. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB573 | In recovery of possession, further providing for escrow funds limited. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB584 | Providing for lead abatement assistance; establishing the Lead Abatement Grant Program and the Lead Abatement Assistance Fund; and imposing an architectural paint surcharge. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB607 | In preliminary provisions, providing for effect of declaration of disaster emergency; and imposing a penalty. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB609 | In general provisions relating to residential real property, further providing for definitions; and, in seller disclosures, further providing for application of chapter and providing for disclosure of construction defects. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB611 | Providing for deconstruction standards; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB614 | Establishing the Shared Housing and Resource Exchange Program; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Aging. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB626 | In real estate foreclosure, providing for code compliance notice following sheriff's sale. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB628 | Providing for a prohibition on solicitation of owners of residential real property within defined geographic areas by real estate brokers, salespersons or other persons regularly engaged in the trade or business of buying and selling real estate, for homeowner cease and desist zones and for homeowner cease and desist lists; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB643 | In realty transfer tax, further providing for transfer of tax. | Crossed Over | 02/18/2025 |
| HB711 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in exemptions, applicability and penalties, further providing for exemptions. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HB734 | In tenement buildings and multiple dwelling premises, further providing for landlord's duties; and providing for tenant relocation. | Crossed Over | 02/25/2025 |
| HB743 | In land banks, further providing for acquisition of property and providing for municipal acquisition of real property. | Crossed Over | 02/26/2025 |
| HB818 | Providing for the establishment of first-time homebuyer savings accounts for first-time homebuyers in this Commonwealth; establishing the First-time Homebuyer Savings Account Program and the First-time Homebuyer Savings Account Fund; and imposing duties on the Treasury Department. | Crossed Over | 03/05/2025 |
| HB842 | In realty transfer tax, providing for deductions. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB843 | Further providing for closure of manufactured home communities. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB844 | Establishing the Housing Construction Loan Program and the Housing Construction Loan Fund; and providing for duties of Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB882 | Prohibiting the harassment of homeowners by real estate professionals and construction companies; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB914 | Providing for limitations on rent increases; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. | In Committee | 03/17/2025 |
| HB986 | Providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; and imposing penalties. | Crossed Over | 03/20/2025 |
| HB1003 | Establishing the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program; and imposing duties on Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1020 | In neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, further providing for definitions and providing for vacant and blighted property registration; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1037 | In subdivision and land development, further providing for contents of subdivision and land development ordinance. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1062 | In neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, providing for State blight data collection system; and establishing the Property Maintenance Code Serious Violations Registry and the Property Maintenance Code Serious Violations Registry Account. | Crossed Over | 03/26/2025 |
| HB1094 | Providing for historic homeownership preservation incentive tax credit; imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; and establishing the Historic Homeowner Preservation Tax Credit Administration Fund. | In Committee | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1095 | In dockets, indices and other records, providing for limited access to eviction information; and requiring the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to process records. | Crossed Over | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1147 | In exemptions, applicability and penalties, providing for residential building construction defect remedies. | In Committee | 04/04/2025 |
| HB1149 | In training and certification of inspectors, providing for residential building inspectors. | In Committee | 04/04/2025 |
| HB1151 | Providing for the Adjacent Neighbors' Bill of Rights. | In Committee | 04/04/2025 |
| HB1174 | In management of the condominium, further providing for meetings; in management of cooperatives, further providing for meetings; and, in management of planned community, further providing for meetings. | In Committee | 04/09/2025 |
| HB1250 | Providing for resident associations and group meetings; further providing for disclosure of fees; providing for reasonable increases in rent and fees and for justified rent increase to support extraordinary increases in operating expenses; and further providing for damages. | Crossed Over | 04/16/2025 |
| HB1256 | Providing for short-term rental of residential property. | In Committee | 04/17/2025 |
| HB1293 | Further providing for findings and declaration of policy, for definitions, for formation of housing authorities, for powers of an authority and for establishment of rentals and selection of tenants. | In Committee | 04/23/2025 |
| HB1297 | Further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of board; and providing for bias and discrimination training, for prohibition of appraisal discrimination and for disparate impact study. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| HB1370 | In other pollutions and potential pollution, further providing for potential pollution. | In Committee | 05/01/2025 |
| HB1377 | In general provisions regarding condominiums, further providing for applicability of local ordinances, regulations and building codes; in creation, alteration and termination of condominiums, further providing for creation of condominium; in general provisions regarding cooperatives, further providing for applicability of local ordinances, regulations and building codes; in creation, alteration and termination of cooperatives, further providing for creation of cooperative ownership; in general p | In Committee | 05/02/2025 |
| HB1406 | In theft and related offenses, further providing for grading of theft offenses. | Crossed Over | 05/06/2025 |
| HB1463 | Regulating certain smoke alarms; providing for dwelling unit owner and tenant responsibilities; and prescribing penalties. | In Committee | 05/14/2025 |
| HB1492 | Providing for use of criminal records to screen tenants; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 05/21/2025 |
| HB1498 | Providing for uniform partition of heirs property. | Crossed Over | 05/22/2025 |
| HB1515 | Providing for insurance. | In Committee | 05/29/2025 |
| HB1574 | Establishing the Redevelopment Authority Startup Loan Program and the Redevelopment Authority Startup Fund. | Crossed Over | 06/09/2025 |
| HB1603 | Providing for requirements for sampling and initial curing of concrete samples on commercial construction projects; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 06/16/2025 |
| HB1650 | Providing for the Pennsylvania Home Preservation Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development. | Crossed Over | 06/20/2025 |
| HB1696 | Establishing the Pennsylvania Lease with Guaranteed Purchase Option Home Ownership Program and the Pennsylvania Lease with Guaranteed Purchase Option Home Ownership Program Fund. | In Committee | 07/07/2025 |
| HB1798 | Providing for bonding requirements for contractors performing work on adjoining properties; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 08/13/2025 |
| HB1874 | In value capture approaches, further providing for creation of value capture area and providing for redevelopment authority use of incremental tax revenue in value capture area. | Crossed Over | 09/22/2025 |
| HB1878 | Providing for managed native conservation landscaping. | In Committee | 09/25/2025 |
| HR104 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the cost and effectiveness of current and ongoing Housing First programs across the United States and the potential effectiveness of Housing First programs in this Commonwealth. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HR105 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the availability, type and demand for supportive housing. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |