---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 16, 1992 (P.L.155, No.28), known as the Assessors Certification Act, further providing for definitions and for duties of board; repealing provisions relating to qualifications; further providing for certification; providing for employees of political subdivisions; further providing for disciplinary and correction measures and for unlawful practice; repealing provisions relating to nonapplicability; and providing for assessors in counties of the first class."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 16, 1992 (P.L.155, No.28), known as the Assessors Certification Act, further providing for definitions and for duties of board; repealing provisions relating to qualifications; further providing for certification; providing for employees of political subdivisions; further providing for disciplinary and correction measures and for unlawful practice; repealing provisions relating to nonapplicability; and providing for assessors in counties of the first class."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1033"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1033 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moul"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f910ae5-4e96-44c9-bfd4-03eb052fe10e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1033"
source_hash: "f6ddab7528a5aecb2dd89d2e4087e7678aa0a28ce36f7872989f8684337d2ae7"
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 HB 1033 (2019-2020) — An Act amending the act of April 16, 1992 (P.L.155, No.28), known as the Assessors Certification Act, further providing for definitions and for duties of board; repealing provisions relating to qualifications; further providing for certification; providing for employees of political subdivisions; further providing for disciplinary and correction measures and for unlawful practice; repealing provisions relating to nonapplicability; and providing for assessors in counties of the first class.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1033&pn=1205)
2. **Printer's No. 3906** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1033&pn=3906)
3. **Printer's No. 4539** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1033&pn=4539)
4. **Senate Amendment A06072** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1033&pn=1205&aYear=2019&an=06072)
5. **Senate Amendment A07036** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1033&pn=3906&aYear=2019&an=07036)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1033 PN 4539, CONCUR — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **197–3** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Moul — primary (person)
- Everett — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Sappey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1205 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3906 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4539 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+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/9f910ae5-4e96-44c9-bfd4-03eb052fe10e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).