republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2021-2022/hb-2496.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the release of a restriction on the use of property in Philadelphia County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Agriculture and the Governor, to grant and convey to Wyoming County, certain lands and improvements situate in the Township of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Corrections and the Governor, to grant and convey to John Bradley Wimer, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County."
description: "An Act authorizing the release of a restriction on the use of property in Philadelphia County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Agriculture and the Governor, to grant and convey to Wyoming County, certain lands and improvements situate in the Township of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Corrections and the Governor, to grant and convey to John Bradley Wimer, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2496"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2496 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boback"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/909dca84-304b-439e-ab6b-59f1938ef14e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2496"
source_hash: "1cda82acab6b07957af25a6aeaacaf80e13559220728fded0a4b721096da90d2"
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 2496 (2021-2022) — An Act authorizing the release of a restriction on the use of property in Philadelphia County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Agriculture and the Governor, to grant and convey to Wyoming County, certain lands and improvements situate in the Township of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Corrections and the Governor, to grant and convey to John Bradley Wimer, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 2947** (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=2496&pn=2947)
2. **Printer's No. 2992** (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=2496&pn=2992)
3. **Printer's No. 3234** (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=2496&pn=3234)

## Votes

- HB 2496 PN 3234, CONCUR — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 2496 PN 3234, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (STATE GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boback — primary (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2947 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2992 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3234 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 26 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/909dca84-304b-439e-ab6b-59f1938ef14e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).