SB 780 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in uses of property, providing for encampments.

SB 780 creates new rules for managing encampments in Pennsylvania. It defines an "unauthorized encampment" as a temporary structure housing three or more unrelated people on property without consent, where conditions like garbage, drug activity, or unsafe sanitation exist (an "indication of nuisance"). Property owners must remove such encampments within 30 days or face civil penalties up to $250 per day, while municipalities can enforce removal after a nuisance determination. This law directly affects property owners, local governments, and individuals living in encampments, focusing on public health and safety without creating new housing programs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 27, 2025 Last action Jun 25, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2025

How they voted

3416
Passed
Total votes 50
Jun 25, 2025
D Democratic23
7 Yea 16 Nay
69% Nay
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors