# Pennsylvania HB 1359: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program, further providing for definitions, for procedure and for limit . . .ations; providing for regulation of self-service storage facilities; and making a repeal. Pennsylvania HB 1359, An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program, further providing for definitions, for procedure and for limit . . .ations; providing for regulation of self-service storage facilities; and making a repeal., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Scott Conklin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-24 (Act No. 51 of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1359-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1359 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program, further providing for definitions, for procedure and for limit . . .ations; providing for regulation of self-service storage facilities; and making a repeal. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-29 - Last action: 2025-11-24, Act No. 51 of 2025 - Sponsor: Scott Conklin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (415 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Storage sales require notice and advertising: benefit, medium. Before a lien sale, owners must send written notice itemizing the debt, explaining the lien, and giving payment instructions and contact information. It must allow at least 30 days to pay and before sale or disposal, and report any access denial or move. Owners can deliver it personally or by verif… - Charity-linked concert venues gain credit status: benefit, low. A concert venue leased by or affiliated with a qualified charitable corporation moves from Class 3 to Class 1. Other Class 1 venues must be in Philadelphia or Allegheny County, have qualifying public or state-related ownership, and have been built with at least 10,000 seats. Class 3 now covers venu… - Concert tours get extra venue-based credits: benefit, low. Tour tax credits are capped at 35% of qualified rehearsal and tour costs for two Class 1 venues, or a Class 1 and Class 2 venue. The cap is 40% for a Class 1 and Class 3 venue. Taxpayers qualify for an extra credit worth 5% of those costs by holding concerts at two or more Class 2 or Class 3 venues… - Storage occupants face use and entry limits: cost, low. You cannot use a Pennsylvania self-storage unit as a place to live. You must allow owner access after a reasonable request for inspection, repairs, alterations, improvements, or necessary or agreed services. In an emergency requiring immediate action, the owner may enter for those purposes without… - Storage occupants bear most property risks: mixed, medium. Unless the agreement says otherwise, you control your stored goods and bear loss or damage risks, except for owner negligence. Owners have liability protection when removing or selling goods belonging to someone else, or goods with an earlier lien. That protection does not apply if you told the own… - Storage sales preserve some occupant rights: mixed, medium. Before sale or disposal, occupants can recover their goods by paying the lien and reasonable expenses; owners must return them. Sales can happen online, at the facility, or at the nearest suitable place, and owners may buy the goods. A good-faith buyer takes goods free of the affected person's righ… - Unpaid storage bills put property at risk: mixed, medium. Storage owners have a lien—a legal claim—on stored goods for rent, labor, late fees, other storage charges, preservation, and reasonable sale expenses. It starts when goods enter storage, ranks behind earlier liens, and must be disclosed in bold type. After 10 continuous days of default, owners may… - Unsigned storage contracts can bind occupants: mixed, medium. An agreement delivered by hand, first-class mail, or email becomes binding if you leave it unsigned for 30 days and pay rent or keep using the space. Owners ending or not renewing an agreement must give written notice personally, by email, or by verified mail. That notice must allow at least 14 day… - Storage late fees include payment protection: mixed, low. Storage owners may charge a reasonable late fee for each month rent or other charges remain unpaid. The law treats the greater of $20 or 20% of monthly rent as reasonable, not as a penalty. The agreement must state the fee and when it applies; other allowed expenses can still apply. No late fee is… - Tour credit applicants need tax clearance: mixed, low. Tour-credit applicants must pay an application fee of no more than $300. They must meet or expect to meet minimum rehearsal and tour requirements and incur enough qualified costs. Approval also requires tax clearance after the state development department sends the applicant's and representative's… - Tour credits reward spending with limits: mixed, low. Under the regular credit calculation, charitable contributions count toward credit limits, but no more than $250,000 is counted. When a taxpayer's contribution exceeds $325,000, the state may award the maximum credit otherwise available despite the percentage caps. That special calculation can incl… - Tour suppliers face business-presence requirements: mixed, low. The tour-credit program lowers its space requirement to at least 2,500 square feet owned or rented in Pennsylvania for 24 consecutive months. Businesses must use that space to sell, lease, make, or deliver goods, or provide services, with workers subject to Pennsylvania employment taxes. They must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Scott Conklin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manuel Guzman Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-11-18 | Senate | House Bill 1359 PN2613, Final Passage-Reconsidered | pass | 46 | 3 | | | 2025-11-18 | Senate | House Bill 1359 PN2613, Final Passage | pass | 45 | 4 | | | 2025-11-18 | committee | 17 0 | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-11-18 | committee | 17 0 | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-11-18 | committee | 20 1 | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2025-10-27 | committee | 13 1 | pass | 13 | 1 | | | 2025-06-03 | House | House Bill 1359 PN1527, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 194 | 9 | | | 2025-06-03 | committee | 37 0 | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-11-24: Act No. 51 of 2025 (Governor) - 2025-11-24: Approved by the Governor (Governor) - 2025-11-19: Presented to the Governor (House) - 2025-11-19: Signed in Senate (House) - 2025-11-19: Signed in House (House) - 2025-11-19: House concurred in Senate amendments (181-22) (House) - 2025-11-19: Re-reported on concurrence, as committed (House) - 2025-11-19: Referred to Rules (House) - 2025-11-18: Final passage (46-3) (Senate) - 2025-11-18: Vote on final passage reconsidered (Senate) - 2025-11-18: Third consideration and final passage (45-4) (Senate) - 2025-11-18: Re-reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-11-18: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-11-18: Re-reported as amended (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Second consideration (Senate) - 2025-10-27: First consideration (Senate) - 2025-10-27: Reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-06-24: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure (Senate) - 2025-06-03: Third consideration and final passage (194-9) (House) - 2025-06-03: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-06-02: Re-committed to Appropriations (House) - 2025-06-02: Second consideration (House) - 2025-05-14: Removed from table (House) - 2025-05-06: Laid on the table (House) - 2025-05-06: First consideration (House) - 2025-05-06: Reported as committed (House) - 2025-04-29: Referred to Commerce (House) ## Bill text - PN 2613, 2025-11-18: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1359/PN2613), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1359/PN2613), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1359/PN2613) - PN 1527, 2025-04-29: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1359/PN1527), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1359/PN1527), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1359/PN1527) ## Related bills - HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and urinary tract infections. (passed house) - HB 1827: An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of screening, prevention and treatment measures for osteoporosis as a result of menopau… (passed house) - HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for firefighter cancer screening and for firefighter cancer screening… (passed house) - HB 2023: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in recovery of possession, further providing for hearin… (passed house) - HB 1345: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for… (passed house) - HB 1346: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for menopause treatment… (passed house) ## Sources - [PN 2613 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1359/PN2613) - [PN 2613 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1359/PN2613) - [PN 2613 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1359/PN2613) - [PN 1527 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1359/PN1527) - [PN 1527 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1359/PN1527) - [PN 1527 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1359/PN1527) ## Related - [HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2545-2025-2026) - [HB 1827: An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of scre…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1827-2025-2026) - [HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2826-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1345: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Se…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1345-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insuran…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1346-2025-2026) - [Pennsylvania bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/pennsylvania/bills) - [Pennsylvania state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/pennsylvania) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1359-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).