---
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, further providing for the title of the act; and, in sale of property, providing for county demolition and rehabilitation fund."
description: "An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, further providing for the title of the act; and, in sale of property, providing for county demolition and rehabilitation fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 149 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Brewster"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c96383e7-bcd4-4d36-8861-eb1061c47901"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=2223&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "5082a7d3da2eda80ea8b42b3b35942fd1387f03441207bc601e4d86223c9542f"
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 149 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, further providing for the title of the act; and, in sale of property, providing for county demolition and rehabilitation fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN0123** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0149/PN0123)
2. **Printer's No. PN0734** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0149/PN0734)
3. **Senate Amendment A00164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00164)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Housing & Community Development): Report Bill As Committed — **15–9** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Urban Affairs & Housing): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **109–93** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Brewster — primary (person)
- Jay Costa — cosponsor (person)
- John Kane — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Sharif Street — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Fontana — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Housing & Community Development `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 48 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c96383e7-bcd4-4d36-8861-eb1061c47901`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).