# Pennsylvania 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 hearing, judgment, writ of possession and payme . . .nt of rent by tenant.

Pennsylvania 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 hearing, judgment, writ of possession and payme . . .nt of rent by tenant., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Greg Scott (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-10-26 (Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2023-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 2023
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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 hearing, judgment, writ of possession and payme . . .nt of rent by tenant.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-12
- Last action: 2026-10-26, Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing
- Sponsor: Greg Scott (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (318 yes, 114 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Scott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ana Tiburcio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Kazeem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark M. Gillen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marylouise Isaacson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-07 | House | House Bill 2023 PN2582 A02441 | fail | 101 | 102 |   |
| 2026-10-07 | House | House Bill 2023 PN2582 A02808 | pass | 203 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | committee | 14 12 | pass | 14 | 12 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-10-26: Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing (Senate)
- 2026-10-19: Third consideration and final passage (122-81) (House)
- 2026-10-19: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2026-10-07: Re-committed to Appropriations (House)
- 2026-10-07: Second consideration, with amendments (House)
- 2026-10-06: Removed from table (House)
- 2026-02-02: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-02: First consideration (House)
- 2026-02-02: Reported as committed (House)
- 2025-11-12: Referred to Housing & Community Development (House)

## Bill text

- PN 4025, 2026-10-07: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2023/PN4025), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2023/PN4025), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2023/PN4025)
- PN 2582, 2025-11-12: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2023/PN2582), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2023/PN2582), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2023/PN2582)

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## Sources
- [PN 4025 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2023/PN4025)
- [PN 4025 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2023/PN4025)
- [PN 4025 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2023/PN4025)
- [PN 2582 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2023/PN2582)
- [PN 2582 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2023/PN2582)
- [PN 2582 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2023/PN2582)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2023-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).