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
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2026
Last action Apr 23, 2026
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Committee
1
Apr 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nikil Saval
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Cappelletti
DDemocratic
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Collett
DDemocratic
Co
Nick Pisciottano
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Kearney
DDemocratic
Co
Tina Tartaglione
DDemocratic
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