An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Corrections and the Governor, to grant and convey to Ferris Land Development, LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, certain lands situate in Benner Township, Centre County.
This bill authorizes the Pennsylvania Department of General Services to sell approximately 9 acres of state-owned land in Benner Township, Centre County, to Ferris Land Development, LP, for a price of $90,000. The sale requires approval from the Department of Corrections and the Governor and is subject to specific conditions, including a permanent ban on using the property for any licensed alcohol or similar facilities. The legislation also outlines that the buyer will be responsible for all transaction costs and that any unused authority to sell will expire two years after the bill takes effect.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 1, 2026
Last action Jun 22, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2026
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Jun 22, 2026
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 22, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Jun 22, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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