# Pennsylvania HB 986: An Act providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; and imposing penalties.

Pennsylvania HB 986, An Act providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; and imposing penalties., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Morgan Cephas (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-12 (Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 986
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; and imposing penalties.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-05-12, Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing
- Sponsor: Morgan Cephas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (25 yes, 1 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: Morgan Cephas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | committee | 25 1 | pass | 25 | 1 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-05-12: Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Third consideration and final passage (153-50) (House)
- 2025-05-07: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2025-05-06: Re-committed to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-05-06: Second consideration (House)
- 2025-05-05: Removed from table (House)
- 2025-04-08: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-04-08: First consideration (House)
- 2025-04-08: Reported as committed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Referred to Housing & Community Development (House)

## Bill text

- PN 1076, 2025-03-20: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0986/PN1076), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0986/PN1076), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0986/PN1076)

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## Sources
- [PN 1076 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0986/PN1076)
- [PN 1076 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0986/PN1076)
- [PN 1076 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0986/PN1076)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB986-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).