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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, as follows: in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of the condominium, providing for alternative dispute resolution in condominiums and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; in protection of purchasers, further providing for effect of violations on rights of action; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of cooperatives, providing for alternative dispute resolution in cooperatives and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of planned community, providing for alternative dispute resolution in planned communities and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; and, in protection of purchasers, further providing for effect of violations on rights of action."
description: "An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, as follows: in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of the condominium, providing for alternative dispute resolution in condominiums and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; in protection of purchasers, further providing for effect of violations on rights of action; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of cooperatives, providing for alternative dispute resolution in cooperatives and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of planned community, providing for alternative dispute resolution in planned communities and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; and, in protection of purchasers, further providing for effect of violations on rights of action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 595"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 595 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Brown"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91c2be6a-ff5a-428d-9517-f1f5690aac86"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=595"
source_hash: "394ce02c9a9315d971757d9fe63d197acdfa02644018981f10deb56233dbf2de"
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 595 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, as follows: in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of the condominium, providing for alternative dispute resolution in condominiums and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; in protection of purchasers, further providing for effect of violations on rights of action; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of cooperatives, providing for alternative dispute resolution in cooperatives and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in management of planned community, providing for alternative dispute resolution in planned communities and for complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection; and, in protection of purchasers, further providing for effect of violations on rights of action.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0627** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0595&pn=0627)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **500** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **1860** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **241** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING): Reported as Committed — **111** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- R. Brown — primary (person)
- B. O'Neill — cosponsor (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Donatucci — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Murt — cosponsor (person)
- Peifer — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
- Staats — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Topper — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0627 Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-04T04:00:00+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/91c2be6a-ff5a-428d-9517-f1f5690aac86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).