Upcoming Meetings & Hearings
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Past Meetings & Hearings
Meeting to consider SB 803, SB 1277, SB 1278, SB 1279 and SB 1281
Meeting to consider SB 907 and SB 1324
Public hearing on housing attainability
Meeting to consider SB 979; and HB 858
News
Senate Committee Approves Bills Safeguarding Homeowners, Homebuyers
The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, chaired by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), today approved bills aimed at protecting homebuyers and homeowners while ensuring greater accountability in the housing and home improvement industries. [Read More]
Senate Committee Approves Attainable Housing Package
A package of legislation aimed at expanding access to attainable housing while preserving local control and neighborhood character has advanced out of the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, chaired by Senator Joe Picozzi (R-5). [Read More]
Senate Hearing: Pennsylvania Housing Development is Too Long, Too Expensive and Too Uncertain
Efforts to make housing more attainable for working families were reviewed during a Senate Majority Policy Committee public hearing today. Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) invited the committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), to Fayette County to hear from local officials, housing advocates, builders and developers about how state government could combat Pennsylvania’s statewide housing crisis. [Read More]
Picozzi Appointed Member of Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair of Urban Affairs and Housing
Newly elected Sen. Joe Picozzi (R-5) has been appointed to serve on the influential Senate Appropriations Committee and chair the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee in the 2025-26 legislative session. [Read More]
Majority
Members
The committee is responsible for reviewing legislation and resolutions related to a number of subjects pertaining to housing and community revitalization, including:
- The use, transference, inspection and protection of real property.
- Vacant and unimproved public lands.
- Public housing.
- Urban development.
- Land banks, condominiums, cooperatives, and planned communities.
The panel also oversees the operations of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.