republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2019-2020/sb-863.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 48 (Lodging and Housing) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hotels, further providing for definitions, for hotelkeepers, for notice to boarders to lock rooms, for lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption, for liability for property loss or damage, for special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables, for duty of guest, for other liability, for exemption from levy or sale, for baggage, for baggage sale requirements, for sale proceeds, providing for abandoned property and further providing for tourist camp heater safety."
description: "An Act amending Title 48 (Lodging and Housing) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hotels, further providing for definitions, for hotelkeepers, for notice to boarders to lock rooms, for lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption, for liability for property loss or damage, for special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables, for duty of guest, for other liability, for exemption from levy or sale, for baggage, for baggage sale requirements, for sale proceeds, providing for abandoned property and further providing for tourist camp heater safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 863"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 863 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scavello"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-09-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26a80362-66f5-41b6-b841-d39977ec6b88"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=863"
source_hash: "305b942f5863e75752562d20d5fffed20c334552d45d6f3ec8b8037b5031b781"
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 863 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 48 (Lodging and Housing) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hotels, further providing for definitions, for hotelkeepers, for notice to boarders to lock rooms, for lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption, for liability for property loss or damage, for special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables, for duty of guest, for other liability, for exemption from levy or sale, for baggage, for baggage sale requirements, for sale proceeds, providing for abandoned property and further providing for tourist camp heater safety.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1224** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0863&pn=1224)
2. **Printer's No. 1660** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0863&pn=1660)
3. **Senate Amendment A05333** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=0863&pn=1224&aYear=2019&an=05333)

## Votes

- Committee vote (COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scavello — primary (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Laughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1224 Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1660 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-05T04:00:00+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/26a80362-66f5-41b6-b841-d39977ec6b88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).