Pennsylvania 2023_0 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 15 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 859 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, further providing for municipal permit denial.

Last action — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Aug. 1, 2023 [Senate]

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023_0 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Aug. 1, 2023 [Senate]

  2. (Remarks see House Journal Page 1109-1110), July 7, 2023 [House]

  3. Third consideration and final passage, July 7, 2023 (124-79) [House]

  4. Re-reported as committed, July 7, 2023 [House]

  5. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 6, 2023 [House]

  6. Second consideration, July 6, 2023 [House]

  7. Re-reported as committed, July 6, 2023 [House]

  8. Re-committed to RULES, June 26, 2023 [House]

  9. First consideration, June 26, 2023 [House]

  10. Reported as amended, June 26, 2023 [House]

  11. Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, April 10, 2023 [House]

  12. In the Senate [Senate]

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 236 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (236)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 859?
HB 859 is sponsored by Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), Carol Kazeem (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Paul Takac (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Tina M. Davis (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), and Stephen Kinsey.
What is the current status of HB 859?
This bill died with 2023_0 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 859?
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