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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 72: 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 tenants' rights in cases of violence.

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 72 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 14, 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 tenants' rights in cases of violence. Primary sponsor: Lisa Borowski (Democratic). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2026): Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing.

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 27 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa BorowskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Morgan CephasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse192
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Joe McAndrewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Jared SolomonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse202
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31

“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, with amendments
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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