An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for acquisition of property and providing for municipal acquisition of real property.
This bill allows land banks to acquire blighted or abandoned properties under specific conditions. Municipalities must verify properties have been vacant/blighted for 5 years (with exceptions for unimproved land), have building code violations or tax delinquency, and send three certified mail notices to owners. Property owners can appeal by submitting a redevelopment plan with financing, architectural details, or developer contracts; if approved, they get 6-month extensions but must meet redevelopment timelines. Land banks must pay owners the property's appraised value minus fines or liens, directly affecting land banks, municipalities, and owners of distressed properties.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Apr 28, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
115–88
Passed
Total votes 203
Apr 23, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
87% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Housing & Community Development
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Deasy
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
John Inglis
DDemocratic
Co
JG
José Giral
DDemocratic
Co
Justin Fleming
DDemocratic
Co
Keith Greiner
RRepublican
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