---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in recovery of possession, further providing for notice to quit; in repeals, providing for applicability; and making an editorial change."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in recovery of possession, further providing for notice to quit; in repeals, providing for applicability; and making an editorial change."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 1236"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1236 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Laughlin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bee0b640-6f0f-4fc3-872f-98daccdf5090"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=60&rollcallid=2159&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "8f96f0e5db85acd080477753a072bff171dc06cfbc939e5d7b649c187e87c2e0"
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 1236 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in recovery of possession, further providing for notice to quit; in repeals, providing for applicability; and making an editorial change.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN1669** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1236/PN1669)
2. **Printer's No. PN1726** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1236/PN1726)
3. **Senate Amendment A04869** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A04869)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO TABLE AMENDMENTS — **102–99** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Judiciary): Reported as Committed — **13–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Laughlin — primary (person)
- Camera Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Elder Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Lynda Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Pennycuick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 88 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bee0b640-6f0f-4fc3-872f-98daccdf5090`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).