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Sponsored byRobert Freeman+19 co-sponsors
Last updated Oct 22, 2026 · PA · Source: LegiScan ↗
This bill amends Pennsylvania's land bank law to expand the definition of 'land bank jurisdiction' and 'municipality'. It allows any municipality (including smaller ones) to establish a land bank and permits groups of any size municipalities to form joint land banks via intergovernmental agreement.
325 PRINTER'S NO. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL 369 Session of No. 2025 INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, JAMES, MALAGARI, GIRAL, HADDOCK, CEPEDA- FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, BOROWSKI, POWELL, STEELE, HILL-EVANS, DONAHUE, VITALI, CIRESI, FLEMING, KENYATTA AND GREEN, JANUARY 27, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 27, 2025 AN ACT 1 Amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the 2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further 3 providing for definitions. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. The definitions of "land bank jurisdiction" and 7 "municipality" in section 2103 of Title 68 of the Pennsylvania 8 Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: 9 § 2103. Definitions. 10 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter 11 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 12 context clearly indicates otherwise: 13 * * * 14 "Land bank jurisdiction." 15 (1) a [county, a city, a borough, a township and an 16 incorporated town with a population of more than 10,000] 17 municipality; or 1 (2) two or more municipalities [with populations less 2 than 10,000] that enter into an intergovernmental cooperation 3 agreement to establish and maintain a land bank. 4 * * * 5 "Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town, 6 township [or], home rule municipality, optional plan 7 municipality or optional charter municipality. 8 * * * 9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 20250HB0369PN0325 - 2 -
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