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PA HB 1532

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An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in comprehensive plan, providing for municipal specific plans; and, in intergovernmental cooperative planning and implementation agreements, further providing for specific plans.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

Quick answers

Did PA HB 1532 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 1532 is in committee as of 2025-07-14 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-07-14): Referred to Local Government

What is PA HB 1532 about?

PA HB 1532 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in comprehensive plan, providing for municipal specific plans; and, in intergovernmental cooperative planning and implementation agreements, further providing for specific plans.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 1532?

Robert Freeman is the primary sponsor of PA HB 1532, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2025-07-14 — Referred to Local Government
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Robert Freemanprimary
  • Benjamin Sanchezcosponsor
  • Keith Harriscosponsor
  • Ed Neilsoncosponsor
  • Johanny Cepeda-Freytizcosponsor
  • Justin Flemingcosponsor
  • Tarik Khancosponsor
  • Abigail Salisburycosponsor
  • Tina Daviscosponsor
  • Joe Webstercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-30

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-11

    Reported as amended

    amendment-passage,committee-passage

  3. 2025-06-11

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-06-11

    Re-committed to Rules

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-30

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-06-30

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  7. 2025-06-30

    Re-committed to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-07-01

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-07-01

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2025-07-14

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Local Government): Report Bill As Amended

    2025-06-11 · pass · 15-11

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Brett Miller: no
    • Jacob Banta: no
    • Jill Cooper: no
    • Wendy Fink: no
    • Tom Jones: no
    • Roman Kozak: no
    • Chad Reichard: no
    • Alec Ryncavage: no
    • Dane Watro: no
    • Eric Weaknecht: no
    • Parke Wentling: no
  • Committee vote (Local Government): Adopt Amendment

    2025-06-11 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Brett Miller: yes
    • Jacob Banta: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Wendy Fink: yes
    • Tom Jones: yes
    • Roman Kozak: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Chad Reichard: yes
    • Alec Ryncavage: yes
    • Dane Watro: yes
    • Eric Weaknecht: yes
    • Parke Wentling: yes
  • Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed

    2025-06-30 · pass · 18-15

    Member-level votes (33)
    • Matthew Bradford: yes
    • Ryan Bizzarro: yes
    • Mary Jo Daley: yes
    • Tina Davis: yes
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
    • Dan Frankel: yes
    • Patrick Harkins: yes
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Leanne Krueger: yes
    • Robert Matzie: yes
    • Joanna Mcclinton: yes
    • Jeanne Mcneill: yes
    • Darisha K. Parker: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Michael Schlossberg: yes
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Jesse Topper: no
    • Kerry Benninghoff: no
    • Bryan Cutler: no
    • Sheryl Delozier: no
    • Jonathan Fritz: no
    • Rob Kauffman: no
    • Kate Klunk: no
    • Thomas Kutz: no
    • John Lawrence: no
    • Timothy J. O'Neal: no
    • Clint Owlett: no
    • Tina Pickett: no
    • David Rowe: no
    • James Struzzi: no
    • Martina White: no
  • MOTION TO TABLE

    2025-06-30 · pass · 102-101

    Member-level votes (203)
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Marc Anderson: no
    • Mike Armanini: no
    • Jacob Banta: no
    • Scott Barger: no
    • Jamie Barton: no
    • Josh Bashline: no
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Jessica Benham: yes
    • Kerry Benninghoff: no
    • Aaron Bernstine: no
    • Ryan Bizzarro: yes
    • Timothy Bonner: no
    • Stephanie Borowicz: no
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Heather Boyd: yes
    • Matthew Bradford: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Tim Briggs: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Marla Brown: no
    • Danilo Burgos: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
    • Andre Carroll: yes
    • Martin Causer: no
    • Morgan Cephas: yes
    • Melissa Cerrato: yes
    • Joe Ciresi: yes
    • Scott Conklin: yes
    • Bud Cook: no
    • Jill Cooper: no
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Bryan Cutler: no
    • Joseph D'Orsie: no
    • Mary Jo Daley: yes
    • Eric Davanzo: no
    • Nathan Davidson: yes
    • Tina Davis: yes
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Gary Day: no
    • Daniel Deasy: yes
    • David Delloso: yes
    • Sheryl Delozier: no
    • Russ Diamond: no
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Sean Dougherty: yes
    • Torren Ecker: no
    • Joe Emrick: no
    • Mindy Fee: no
    • Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
    • Wendy Fink: no
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jamie Flick: no
    • Ann Flood: no
    • Dan Frankel: yes
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Jonathan Fritz: no
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: no
    • Mark Gillen: no
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Barbara Gleim: no
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Keith Greiner: no
    • Seth Grove: no
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Joe Hamm: no
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Patrick Harkins: yes
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Keith Harris: yes
    • Doyle Heffley: no
    • Carol Hill-Evans: yes
    • Joe Hogan: no
    • Joseph Hohenstein: yes
    • Kristine Howard: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Rich Irvin: no
    • Marylouise Isaacson: yes
    • R. Lee James: no
    • Mike Jones: no
    • Tom Jones: no
    • Joshua Kail: no
    • Rob Kauffman: no
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Dallas Kephart: no
    • Joe Kerwin: no
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Kate Klunk: no
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Roman Kozak: no
    • Rick Krajewski: yes
    • Leanne Krueger: yes
    • Charity Krupa: no
    • Anita Kulik: yes
    • Thomas Kutz: no
    • Andrew Kuzma: no
    • Shelby Labs: no
    • John Lawrence: no
    • Robert Leadbeter: no
    • Milou Mackenzie: no
    • Maureen Madden: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Abby Major: no
    • Zachary Mako: no
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • David Maloney: no
    • Kristin Marcell: no
    • Brandon Markosek: yes
    • Robert Matzie: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Joanna Mcclinton: yes
    • Jeanne Mcneill: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: no
    • Steven Mentzer: no
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Carl Metzgar: no
    • Natalie Mihalek: no
    • Brett Miller: no
    • Dan Miller: yes
    • Dan Moul: no
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Marci Mustello: no
    • Ed Neilson: yes
    • Eric Nelson: no
    • Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Timothy J. O'Neal: no
    • Jeff Olsommer: no
    • Jason Ortitay: no
    • Danielle Friel Otten: yes
    • Clint Owlett: no
    • Darisha K. Parker: yes
    • Eddie Pashinski: yes
    • Tina Pickett: no
    • Chris Pielli: yes
    • Lindsay Powell: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Brenda Pugh: no
    • Christopher Rabb: yes
    • Jack Rader: no
    • Kathy Rapp: no
    • Brian Rasel: no
    • Chad Reichard: no
    • Jim Rigby: no
    • Nikki Rivera: yes
    • Brad Roae: no
    • Leslie Rossi: no
    • David Rowe: no
    • Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
    • Alec Ryncavage: no
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Steve Samuelson: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Donna Scheuren: no
    • John Schlegel: no
    • Michael Schlossberg: yes
    • Louis Schmitt: no
    • Peter Schweyer: yes
    • Stephenie Scialabba: no
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Jeremy Shaffer: no
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Brian Smith: no
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Jared Solomon: yes
    • Craig Staats: no
    • Perry A. Stambaugh: no
    • Mandy Steele: yes
    • Joanne Stehr: no
    • Michael Stender: no
    • James Struzzi: no
    • Paul Takac: yes
    • Kathleen Tomlinson: no
    • Jesse Topper: no
    • Tim Twardzik: no
    • Arvind Venkat: yes
    • Greg Vitali: yes
    • Jamie Walsh: no
    • Ryan Warner: no
    • Perry Warren: yes
    • Dane Watro: no
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Eric Weaknecht: no
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Parke Wentling: no
    • Martina White: no
    • Craig Williams: no
    • Dan Williams: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • David Zimmerman: no
  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed

    2025-07-01 · pass · 22-15

    Member-level votes (37)
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • James Struzzi: no
    • Jamie Barton: no
    • Marla Brown: no
    • Eric Davanzo: no
    • Torren Ecker: no
    • Ann Flood: no
    • Joshua Kail: no
    • Charity Krupa: no
    • Thomas Kutz: no
    • Zachary Mako: no
    • Kristin Marcell: no
    • Marci Mustello: no
    • Eric Nelson: no
    • Jeff Olsommer: no
    • Ryan Warner: no
  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-07-01 · pass · 102-100

    Member-level votes (203)
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Marc Anderson: no
    • Mike Armanini: no
    • Jacob Banta: no
    • Scott Barger: no
    • Jamie Barton: no
    • Josh Bashline: no
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Jessica Benham: yes
    • Kerry Benninghoff: no
    • Aaron Bernstine: no
    • Ryan Bizzarro: yes
    • Timothy Bonner: no
    • Stephanie Borowicz: no
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Heather Boyd: yes
    • Matthew Bradford: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Tim Briggs: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Marla Brown: no
    • Danilo Burgos: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
    • Andre Carroll: yes
    • Martin Causer: no
    • Morgan Cephas: yes
    • Melissa Cerrato: yes
    • Joe Ciresi: yes
    • Scott Conklin: yes
    • Bud Cook: no
    • Jill Cooper: no
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Bryan Cutler: no
    • Joseph D'Orsie: no
    • Mary Jo Daley: yes
    • Eric Davanzo: no
    • Nathan Davidson: yes
    • Tina Davis: yes
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Gary Day: no
    • Daniel Deasy: yes
    • David Delloso: yes
    • Sheryl Delozier: no
    • Russ Diamond: no
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Sean Dougherty: yes
    • Torren Ecker: no
    • Joe Emrick: no
    • Mindy Fee: no
    • Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
    • Wendy Fink: no
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jamie Flick: no
    • Ann Flood: no
    • Dan Frankel: yes
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Jonathan Fritz: no
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: no
    • Mark Gillen: no
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Barbara Gleim: other
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Keith Greiner: no
    • Seth Grove: no
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Joe Hamm: no
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Patrick Harkins: yes
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Keith Harris: yes
    • Doyle Heffley: no
    • Carol Hill-Evans: yes
    • Joe Hogan: no
    • Joseph Hohenstein: yes
    • Kristine Howard: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Rich Irvin: no
    • Marylouise Isaacson: yes
    • R. Lee James: no
    • Mike Jones: no
    • Tom Jones: no
    • Joshua Kail: no
    • Rob Kauffman: no
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Dallas Kephart: no
    • Joe Kerwin: no
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Kate Klunk: no
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Roman Kozak: no
    • Rick Krajewski: yes
    • Leanne Krueger: yes
    • Charity Krupa: no
    • Anita Kulik: yes
    • Thomas Kutz: no
    • Andrew Kuzma: no
    • Shelby Labs: no
    • John Lawrence: no
    • Robert Leadbeter: no
    • Milou Mackenzie: no
    • Maureen Madden: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Abby Major: no
    • Zachary Mako: no
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • David Maloney: no
    • Kristin Marcell: no
    • Brandon Markosek: yes
    • Robert Matzie: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Joanna Mcclinton: yes
    • Jeanne Mcneill: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: no
    • Steven Mentzer: no
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Carl Metzgar: no
    • Natalie Mihalek: no
    • Brett Miller: no
    • Dan Miller: yes
    • Dan Moul: no
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Marci Mustello: no
    • Ed Neilson: yes
    • Eric Nelson: no
    • Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Timothy J. O'Neal: no
    • Jeff Olsommer: no
    • Jason Ortitay: no
    • Danielle Friel Otten: yes
    • Clint Owlett: no
    • Darisha K. Parker: yes
    • Eddie Pashinski: yes
    • Tina Pickett: no
    • Chris Pielli: yes
    • Lindsay Powell: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Brenda Pugh: no
    • Christopher Rabb: yes
    • Jack Rader: no
    • Kathy Rapp: no
    • Brian Rasel: no
    • Chad Reichard: no
    • Jim Rigby: no
    • Nikki Rivera: yes
    • Brad Roae: no
    • Leslie Rossi: no
    • David Rowe: no
    • Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
    • Alec Ryncavage: no
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Steve Samuelson: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Donna Scheuren: no
    • John Schlegel: no
    • Michael Schlossberg: yes
    • Louis Schmitt: no
    • Peter Schweyer: yes
    • Stephenie Scialabba: no
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Jeremy Shaffer: no
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Brian Smith: no
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Jared Solomon: yes
    • Craig Staats: no
    • Perry A. Stambaugh: no
    • Mandy Steele: yes
    • Joanne Stehr: no
    • Michael Stender: no
    • James Struzzi: no
    • Paul Takac: yes
    • Kathleen Tomlinson: no
    • Jesse Topper: no
    • Tim Twardzik: no
    • Arvind Venkat: yes
    • Greg Vitali: yes
    • Jamie Walsh: no
    • Ryan Warner: no
    • Perry Warren: yes
    • Dane Watro: no
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Eric Weaknecht: no
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Parke Wentling: no
    • Martina White: no
    • Craig Williams: no
    • Dan Williams: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • David Zimmerman: no

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