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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 273: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, providing for county property maintenance code and for Municipal Codes Enforcement Grant Program and municipal neighborhood mitigation fund; and imposing penalties.

Passed one chamber 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 273 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, providing for county property maintenance code and for Municipal Codes Enforcement Grant Program and municipal neighborhood mitigation fund; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Bob Merski (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob MerskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Andrew KuzmaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
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. Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Housing & Community Development

Sources

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