---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for powers of an authority; and providing for relocation."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for powers of an authority; and providing for relocation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 919"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 919 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haywood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7273112-39cc-4512-9d4c-aaa6d68b9abc"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=919"
source_hash: "d8b3d488faa2b5f567cafdb9b95145f0f5b6f7a5e3e440fed2fe7e869a18b71c"
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 919 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for powers of an authority; and providing for relocation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1232** (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=0919&pn=1232)
2. **Printer's No. 1270** (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=0919&pn=1270)
3. **Printer's No. 1549** (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=0919&pn=1549)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **179–2** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haywood — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Farnese — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Mcgarrigle — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Sabatina — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1232 Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1270 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1549 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+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/a7273112-39cc-4512-9d4c-aaa6d68b9abc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).