SB 1263 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions, providing for prohibiting occupancy limits.

This bill prevents Pennsylvania local governments from setting rules that limit how many family members can live in a single home. It achieves this by amending state statutes to explicitly ban occupancy restrictions based on familial relationships, which include connections through blood, marriage, adoption, or foster care. While the law removes these specific family-based limits, it allows municipalities to still enforce occupancy rules if they are necessary for health, safety, fire codes, or wastewater standards. The changes become effective 60 days after the bill is passed.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2026
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Introduced Apr 23, 2026 Last action Apr 23, 2026
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Apr 23, 2026
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Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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