HB369: In land banks, further providing for definitions.

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 -