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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1492: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for use of criminal records to screen tenants; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; and imposing penalties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1492 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for use of criminal records to screen tenants; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Joshua Siegel. It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joshua SiegelPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Morgan CephasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse192
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Mike JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Lindsay PowellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Pete SchweyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse134
Jamie WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Re-reported as committed
  3. Re-committed to Appropriations
  4. Second consideration, with amendments
  5. Removed from table
  6. Laid on the table
  7. First consideration
  8. Reported as amended
  9. Referred to Housing & Community Development

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source