PA Bill Number: HB1836
Title: Consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
Description: An Act amending Title 73 (Townships) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1492
Legislation Overview
Title: Providing for use of criminal records to screen tenants; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; and imposing penalties.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for use of criminal records to screen tenants; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; and imposing penalties.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Re-reported as committed
Last Action Date: November 17, 2025
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1492
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Joshua Siegel (D); Benjamin Waxman (D); Tarik Khan (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Lindsay Powell (D); Nikki Rivera (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Mike Jones (R); Morgan Cephas (D); Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Peter Schweyer (D); Joseph Webster (D); Keith Harris (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 17, 2025 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Oct 29, 2025 | Second consideration, with amendments |
| House | Oct 29, 2025 | Re-committed to Appropriations |
| House | Oct 1, 2025 | Removed from table |
| House | Sep 29, 2025 | Laid on the table |
| House | Sep 29, 2025 | First consideration |
| House | Sep 29, 2025 | Reported as amended |
| House | May 21, 2025 | Referred to Housing & Community Development |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Oct 29, 2025 | state bill text | bill text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
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