---
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, adding provisions relating to bidder registration before sale; and, in sale of property, further providing for date of sale, for repurchase by owner, for restrictions on purchases and for sale of property in repository."
description: "An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, adding provisions relating to bidder registration before sale; and, in sale of property, further providing for date of sale, for repurchase by owner, for restrictions on purchases and for sale of property in repository."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 264"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 264 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heffley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7303c8ac-2739-4d85-8133-e247f1ce2e6c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=264"
source_hash: "b8c52045a4956e90274111ab94b7edf7ac3b470a036435a9b1e07e0d8329d3c6"
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 264 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, adding provisions relating to bidder registration before sale; and, in sale of property, further providing for date of sale, for repurchase by owner, for restrictions on purchases and for sale of property in repository.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0235** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0264&pn=0235)
2. **Printer's No. 1003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0264&pn=1003)

## Votes

- Committee vote (URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 264 PN 1003, Final Passage — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **185–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Heffley — primary (person)
- C. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Day — cosponsor (person)
- Mizgorski — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0235 Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1003 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 33 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7303c8ac-2739-4d85-8133-e247f1ce2e6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).