HB 1189 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for claim for property paid or delivered.

HB 1189 amends Pennsylvania's Fiscal Code to raise the threshold for automatic property payments under unclaimed property laws. It increases the value limit from $500 to $10,000, allowing the State Treasurer to pay or deliver property (or its proceeds) directly to claimants without requiring a formal claim if the property value is below this new amount and the State Treasurer confirms sole ownership. This primarily affects individuals seeking small-value unclaimed assets, such as forgotten bank accounts or insurance payments. The bill also repeals a separate provision about environmental funding, but this does not impact the core unclaimed property change.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action Jun 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1337 Printer's No. PN1870 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was updated to reflect its new status as an amended version reported from the Appropriations Committee. The text now explicitly states that the bill repeals specific provisions related to the Department of Environmental Protection regarding federal funding for solar projects, a change not present in the earlier version. Additionally, the effective date for the main financial amendments was clarified to be 60 days after passage, while the repeal of the environmental provisions takes effect immediately.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the repeal of Department of Environmental Protection provisions, and the effective dates for different sections were differentiated.
TIMELINE

The effective date for the main amendments regarding abandoned property was clarified to be 60 days after enactment, while the repeal of environmental provisions takes effect immediately.

SCOPE

New text was added to explicitly repeal provisions related to the Department of Environmental Protection and federal solar funding.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the new printer's number (PN 1870) and the bill's amended status from the Appropriations Committee.

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

102101
Passed
Total votes 203
Jun 10, 2025
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican101
101 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 25, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended with Prior Printer's No. 1337
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as amended
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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