An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real property, further providing for definitions; in seller disclosures, further providing for disclosure form and providing for website information and for flood disclosure; and imposing duties on the Insurance Department.
HB 1704 updates Pennsylvania's real estate law by requiring sellers to provide a new standardized disclosure form to buyers, including specific information about flood risks. It mandates that the Insurance Department create and maintain a website with flood zone data to help buyers understand property risks. The bill also clarifies definitions related to residential property and imposes new duties on the Insurance Department to manage flood disclosure information. These changes directly affect home sellers, buyers, and the Insurance Department in Pennsylvania.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
House Passage
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 8, 2025
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add new sponsors and update the bill's version number. The most significant change is the redefinition of 'flood-related risk factor' to include specific details about the number and dates of past flood damages, and a new requirement for sellers to disclose this information. Additionally, the effective date for the bill was changed to allow 18 months for the State Real Estate Commission to update the property disclosure forms, rather than an immediate 60-day implementation.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding flood disclosures was expanded to require more granular data (dates and frequency of past floods) from sellers, and the timeline for implementing these new disclosure requirements was extended.
DEFINITION
The definition of 'flood-related risk factor' was expanded to require the seller to disclose the specific number of times and estimated dates of past flood damage.
REQUIREMENT
A new disclosure requirement was added to the property disclosure form, mandating that sellers reveal the number and dates of previous flood damages.
TIMELINE
The effective date for the new disclosure requirements was changed from 60 days to 18 months to allow time for the State Real Estate Commission to revise the official forms.
TECHNICAL
New sponsors (Sappey and Madsen) were added to the list of bill authors.
Floor votes · House Sep 30, 2025
How they voted
203–0
Passed
Total votes 203
Sep 30, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Oct 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Oct 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking & Insurance
upper
Oct 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 30, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (203-0)
house
Sep 30, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Sep 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jul 14, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jul 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jul 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Perry Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Delloso
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Greg Vitali
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
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