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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 986: An Act providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; 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 986 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Morgan Cephas (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Morgan CephasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse192
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
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 committed
  10. Referred to Housing & Community Development

Sources

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