LEGISLATION

HR 2854 (Kelly) | S 1686 (Young): The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act establishes a federal tax credit to support neighborhood revitalization through developing and rehabilitating homes in distressed communities.

SJ Res. 18 (Scott): Congressional Review Act (CRA) overturning the CFPB’s final rule on overdraft protection fees. Passed Senate — awaiting vote in House under HSJ 59 (Hill).  

S 127 (Fetterman, Co-Sponsor: McCormick): Establishes a five-year national pilot program modeled after Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Program.

S 1299 (Blunt Rochester): Directs HUD to publish zoning guidelines and best practices through its Policy Development and Research office to support state and local zoning frameworks.

HR 976 (Williams) | S 557 (Kennedy): Repeals small business loan data collection requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Section 1071 Repeal).

HR 2725 (LaHood): he Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 (AHCIA) reforms the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to expand and strengthen affordable housing production nationwide. A version of this legislation was included in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed Congress on July 4, 2025.

HR 6644 (Hill): A comprehensive federal package designed to expand housing supply, lower development barriers, and improve affordability. The bill has passed both the House and Senate; however, because the Senate adopted changes, it must return to the House for final approval before advancing to the President’s desk. It includes many of the housing-related provisions from the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act: Awaiting reintroduction.

Legislation

HB 96 (Pielli ): Allows older adults and incapacitated individuals to designate a third party to receive notice of unpaid property taxes, helping prevent the loss of their homes due to missed payments and ensuring caregivers can intervene before a Sheriff’s sale occurs.   

HB 225 (Kutz): Establishes savings accounts for first-time homebuyers.

HB 273 (Merski): Creates a grant program through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to assist municipal code enforcement in combating blight. Passed (House) on 4/23/25 

HB 275 (Powell): Establishes the Pennsylvania Affordable Homeownership Subsidy Program to provide homeownership grants.

HB 316 (Williams): Gives local governments the power to deny permits to unscrupulous LLCs if there are delinquencies.  Passed (House) on 4/22/25 

HB 369 (Freeman): Gives municipalities of any size the ability to form a land bank. Passed (House) on 3/25/25 

HB 570 (Caroll): Requires developers of projects with 30+ residential units to reserve 25% for very low, low-, and middle-income housing.

HB 589 (Kinkead): Establishes a landslide and sinkhole insurance program and fund. Passed (House) on 9/25/25

HB 639 (Howard): Loan interest and protection law — safeguards small businesses from predatory lending.

HB 643 (Dougherty): Raises the cap on realty transfer tax revenues allocated to the Pennsylvania Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE). Passed (House) on 4/24/25 

HB 743 (Salisbury): Allows municipalities to designate a blighted or abandoned property as available for acquisition by a land bank.  Passed (House) on 4/23/25  

HB 818 (Bizzarro): Creates a First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Program, allowing individuals to save for home purchases with tax-advantaged accounts managed by the Pennsylvania Treasury Department. Passed (House) on 5/12/25   

HB 842 (Webster): Establishes an income tax deduction for buyers and sellers of homes priced at or below 80% of the median purchase price.

HB 844 (Webster): Proposes a low-interest loan program for builders constructing affordable homes for low- and moderate-income buyers.

HB 858 ( Solomon): Requires county assessors to establish and maintain a property owner contact list, allowing owners to voluntarily submit their information or adding contact details when a property is cited for municipal code violations. Passed (House) on 6/23/25

HB 882 (Issacson): Prohibits the harassment and predatory tactics against homeowners by real estate professionals and construction companies — including fines from $2,000 to $10,000.    

HB 914 (Prokopiak): Limits rent increases under the landlord and tenant act.  

HB 986 (Cephas): Provides transparency in realty agreements and imposes penalties for unfair real estate contracts.  Passed (House) on 5/7/25  

HB 1003 (Hill-Evans): Establishes a Veterans Housing Assistance Program. 

HB 1020 (Twardzik): Establishes a vacant property registration fee and lists blighted property owners' information.  

HB 1037 (Irvin): Amends the municipal planning code to reform setback requirements, making it easier to build.  

HB 1062 (Markosek): Creates a statewide blight data collection system and establish a registry of serious property maintenance code violations to support more effective enforcement and revitalization efforts across Pennsylvania municipalities. Passed (House) on 5/12/25 

HB 1094 (Ciresi): Rehabilitation and historic preservation tax credit for occupied historic home owners.

HB 1095 (Smith-Wade-El): Seals eviction records to protect tenants.  Passed (House) on 6/23/25  

HB 1297 (Mayes): Requires bias and discrimination training for appraisers, prohibit discriminatory practices, and mandate a study on disparate impacts in the appraisal process.

HB 1650 (Powell): Establishes a home preservation and repair program modeled after the Whole Home Repairs program. Passed (House) on 6/26/25  

HB 2109 (Khan): Prohibits arbitrary municipal limits on unrelated roommates — except for legitimate health and safety standards — expanding affordable housing options and modernizing occupancy rules across Pennsylvania.

HB2124 (Bonner):  Allows property owners to transfer real estate directly to a beneficiary upon death without probate by executing and recording a Transfer on Death deed. 

HB 2185 (Inglis III): Requires certain municipalities to permit duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes in areas currently zoned for single-family housing, while maintaining reasonable local zoning discretion. The bill is intended to expand housing supply and support improved affordability across Pennsylvania. 

HB 2186 (Inglis III): Permits accessory dwelling units by right in single-family residential zones while allowing reasonable local standards, helping expand housing supply and improve affordability across Pennsylvania. 

HB 2192 (Smith-Wade-El): Establishes a Commonwealth Housing Council that would coordinate state agencies around shared housing goals, benchmarks, and priorities to improve housing availability and affordability across Pennsylvania.

SB 345 (Argall): Increases the maximum fee counties may collect for county demolition programs by $1 and allows annual inflation-based adjustments at each county’s discretion. 

SB 673 (Hughes): Establishes a statewide tracking system for publicly financed housing to improve transparency and accountability in how housing funds are allocated and used.

SB 803 (Brown, Picozzi): Creates a savings account for first-time homebuyers.   

SB 876 (Saval, Argall): Creates a new state program modeled on the most successful element of Whole Home Repairs — direct grants to income-eligible homeowners for critical repairs — using $50 million in proposed 2025–26 state funds allocated through a competitive process to local entities.  Companion to HB 1650.