PABCO Legislative Tracker
Follow the state legislation impacting Pennsylvania’s building code community
About the Tracker
PABCO’s Legislative Committee & Board of Directors monitors legislation introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly with an eye on bills that impact the building code community. We are publishing the list of legislation from the current two-year legislative cyle. If you want to receive updates anytime a particular piece of legislation is voted on, PA General Assembly allow you to “subscribe” to bill activities on its website for free.
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Monitored Legislation
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| Chamber | Bill Num | Sponsor | Co-Sponsor Memo | Summary | History |
| House | HB1047 | Delozier | Link | Legislation to Create a Building Code Official “Trainee” Program | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, April 28, 2023 |
| House | HB1090 | Ryncavage | Link | County Property Code Enforcement Legislation – legislation that will allow counties to enact and enforce property maintenance codes when municipalities do not have the means to do so on their own. | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, May 2, 2023 |
| House | HB379 | Isaacson | Link | Deconstruction of Buildings Standards – legislation will require uniform deconstruction standards for buildings erected prior to 1929 to encourage retrieval of these building materials. | IN HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 14, 2023 |
| House | HB388 | Heffley | Link | Require municipalities utilizing third-party agencies, have at least two or more of them under contract for UCC administration | IN HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 14, 2023 |
| House | HB46 | Owlett | Link | Amend the PCCA to require that decisions by a UCC Board of Appeals to be honored by any subsequent code administrators | IN HOUSE: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 7, 2023 |
| House | HB56 | Owlett | Link | Campground Cabin Construction | IN HOUSE: Referred to TOURISM AND ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, March 7, 2023 |
| House | HB691 | Isaacson | Link | Residential Construction Lemon Law | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 24, 2023 |
| House | HB692 | Isaacson | Link | This closes a loophole and ensures that house flippers are held responsible for the residences that they are rehabilitating. | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 24, 2023 |
| House | HB693 | Isaacson | Link | Adjacent Neighbor’s Bill of Rights | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 24, 2023 |
| House | HB694 | Isaacson | Link | Continuing Education for Construction Code Officials – Enhances the continuing education requirements for code enforcement officers to include education on illegal construction practices, etc. | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 24, 2023 |
| House | HB782 | Schlossberg | Link | Time to Fight Back for Communities – amend MPC to require mega-developers provide analysis of impact on real cost on traffic, future infrastructure costs, emergency management services, sewer, storm water, damage to agricultural lands, parks and open space, impact on neighborhoods, natural resources and wildlife and harm to neighboring properties. | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 30, 2023 |
| House | HB833 | Howard | Link | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in New Non-Residential Construction | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, April 4, 2023 |
| House | HB840 | Howard | Link | Require, as part of the permitting process for the construction of residential and nonresidential buildings, info be submitted and reviewed to determine whether threatened or endangered species may be negatively impacted by such construction. | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, April 4, 2023 |
| House | HB952 | Rabb | Link | Adopting zero-emission standards for space and water heaters | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, April 17, 2023 |
| House | HB193 | Miller | Link | Adult Changing Facilities | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, March 8, 2023 |
| House | HB1257 | Kinsey | Link | Inclusionary Housing for New Developments – legislation will require a developer of a project with 30 or more residential units to reserve 25% of those units for very low to middle income housing. | IN THE HOUSE: Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, May 24, 2023 |
| Senate | SB116 | Ward | Link | Agritainment: Exempting Agriculture Buildings from the Uniform Construction Code | IN SENATE: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 12, 2023 |
| Senate | SB205 | Fontana | Link | An Act providing for standards for carbon monoxide alarms in child care facilities; and imposing penalties. | IN SENATE: Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 31, 2023 Reported as committed, May 2, 2023 First consideration, May 2, 2023 Re-referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, May 9, 2023 |
| Senate | SB206 | Fontana | Link | An Act providing for standards for carbon monoxide alarms in certain lodging establishments; and imposing penalties. | IN SENATE: Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 21, 2023 |
| Senate | SB207 | Fontana | Link | An Act providing for standards for carbon monoxide alarms in dormitories; and imposing penalties. | IN SENATE: Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 31, 2023 |
| Senate | SB208 | Fontana | Link | An Act providing for standards for carbon monoxide alarms in schools; and imposing penalties. | IN SENATE: Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 31, 2023 |
| Senate | SB211 | Yaw | Link | Establish decommissioning and bonding requirements for project developers who seek to install or operate commercial solar electric generation facilities in Pennsylvania. |
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| Senate | SB226 | Robinson | Amends the Fire and Panic Act standards for Class VI buildings: family child-care homes |
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IN THE HOUSE: SIGNED in Senate, June 19, 2023 |
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| Senate | SB265 | Laughlin | Link | Amending Sewage Facility Act to Allow Garage Floor Drains Discharge to Septic Systems | IN SENATE: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Jan. 31, 2023 |
| Senate | SB406 | Laughlin | Link | Amends the PA Construction Code Act to require that municipalities, which opt to enforce the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) by utilizing third-party agencies, contract with at least two third-party agencies | IN SENATE: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Feb. 21, 2023 |
| Senate | SB694 | Farry | Link | Legislation to remove an unnecessary provision in the recently-amended Fireworks Law. Our law requires facilities that are licensed to sell consumer fireworks in PA to comply with the 2006 NFPA standard. Due to a landmark decision by the NFPA Standards Council that made major changes, the most recent 2022 NFPA standard no longer applies to retail sales, storage, or use of consumer fireworks by the general public. As such, this legislation seeks to repeal the requirement from our law, which will also eliminate the Dept of Ag to enforce a standard that is no longer applicable. |
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| Senate | SB80 | Brooks | Link | Exempting Small Home Improvement Projects from the Building Code | IN SENATE: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 12, 2023 |
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| Senate | Brown | Link | Local Notification of Fireworks Permit Issuance – Legislation will require municipalities to establish a notification system whereby interested residents may request to receive electronic or telephonic notification when a fireworks permit is issued within five miles of their residence | ||
| Senate | Tartaglione | Link | Resolving Pennsylvania’s Accessibility Code Dilemma – legislation to give the Accessibility Advisory Board (AAB) the authority to review and make recommendations for adoption of future accessibility codes. | ||
| House | Ortitay | Link | Flexibility in Advertising/Notices – legislation that would modernize the advertising and public notice requirements applicable to local governments such as counties, municipalities, and school districts. | ||
| Senate | Farry | Link | Regular Inspection of HVAC Fire and Smoke Dampers – legislation to require regular inspection and needed maintenance on these dampers. These inspections will occur every 4 years and be subject to standards in the PA UCC & NFPA Standards. |
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