---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in sale of property, further providing for repurchase by owner and providing for limitation on trusteeship and for ownership interests and responsibilities of delinquent property owner."
description: "An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in sale of property, further providing for repurchase by owner and providing for limitation on trusteeship and for ownership interests and responsibilities of delinquent property owner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 851"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 851 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Argall"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c2f66dc-17d4-4130-b575-fe88f49b8486"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=851"
source_hash: "3c9f7b0c178234e1f8c0a1c7cf3f1edba76805a5c2bde06103d8cc5cc0b8c57c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 851 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in sale of property, further providing for repurchase by owner and providing for limitation on trusteeship and for ownership interests and responsibilities of delinquent property owner.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1150** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0851&pn=1150)
2. **Printer's No. 1795** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0851&pn=1795)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING): Reported as Committed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **195–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Argall — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Mcgarrigle — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Reschenthaler — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1150 Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1795 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c2f66dc-17d4-4130-b575-fe88f49b8486`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).