An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, further providing for municipal permit denial.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
House Passage
Jul 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2023
Last action Aug 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Jul 7, 2023
How they voted
107–72
Passed
Total votes 179
Jul 7, 2023
D
Democratic88
100% Yea
R
Republican91
79% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Aug 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Jul 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jul 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jul 6, 2023
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jul 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 26, 2023
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Housing & Community Development
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Gillen
RRepublican
Co
Maureen Madden
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Takac
DDemocratic
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