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Representative Smith Wadell, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure is the product of roughly a year of negotiations with housing stakeholders. \"The bill that we have, seeks to make limited access evictions after 7 years, bringing them in line with bankruptcies and foreclosures. And the product that we have at this time, is the the result of about a year of diligent negotiation, with partners all across the spectrum from the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania to the Apartment Association, to the Realtors,\" Smith Wadell said.

Committee members expressed support and noted outstanding operational questions. Chairman Irvin said he supported the bill and asked staff to consider how federal credit reporting practices might interact with the proposal: \"I do actually think that, this is a very good bill ... I'm hoping that we can sort of iron any of that out\" with regard to credit reporting agencies, he said.

Dina, the committee clerk, conducted a roll-call vote. A majority of members recorded yes votes and Representative Kephart recorded a no vote. The chair announced that the bill \"will be reported as committed 20 three-two-three,\" and the committee adjourned.

Representative Smith Wadell said the bill aims to make it easier for tenants to access housing by limiting the public availability of eviction records after a seven-year period.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Housing and Community Development Committee -- May 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 1095, which would limit access to eviction records after seven years and align them with bankruptcies and foreclosures, was reported out of the Housing & Community Development Committee after member discussion and a roll-call vote.","taxTitle","Housing & Community Development, House of Representatives, Legislative, Pennsylvania","taxId",29241,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251960,"Committee adopts amendment to expand projects eligible for tax-increment financing",13,583000,596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3192121-a07748d4c27d0885e1617211b572c742&start=583&end=596","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3192121-a07748d4c27d0885e1617211b572c742/thumbnail_583000.jpg","/articles/6251960/Pennsylvania/Committee-adopts-amendment-to-expand-projects-eligible-for-tax-increment-financing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251960-67f4b547e9cf199a5e3c05d386036268/orig.mp4?Expires=1771010404&Signature=XPOdE7Vg2mc9BC209Rnoz0yD6ZiNt-n9t1ftSAUddeLVZ98DPziZBrHp5gCd6MJsH-7VFWWsll-t05qfAYhxUf7ed~nSpZcQUtQeCUzrmOu-GQqDoZ3capN6V9TqJQQ3OG4UKBBvFf3ThGQuQ54J0CQTLGXQQsYmntV8iRh2naRjPEyWzBH7hu4ojjPcTj8U4-~JwAq10Py6QlfvcCmMGygJCTl2wMW4KU6roM9N-g7R0L4aPNKzOZVH24cduSypQ5BGlHE4roWCuXnjpAJyNhNxgqSARPHFrT6lMCuEWlbdfnR3P6HAEmJX5jPJR5b3eBu4Tg6ljAxiTEIa28bgMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Housing & Community Development Committee on Oct. 12 adopted amendment A00354 to House Bill 359, expanding the types of projects eligible for tax-increment financing (TIF) districts and authorizing an authority to enter agreements with municipalities and a school district to create a redevelopment fund.

The amendment, described orally by staff, \"enables an authority to enter into agreements with the municipalities and school district for the creation of a redevelopment fund to further the purposes of the authority,\" according to a staff explanation presented to the committee.

Representative Powell, the bill sponsor, said the measure is aimed at local revitalization. \"This bill is incredibly critical when it comes to revitalization of some of our, municipalities across the Commonwealth. Tax increment financing is a public financing tool, that allows for redevelopment of subs redevelopment subsidy. So, essentially, you're able to invest in parks, playgrounds, transit systems, all the things that we know that we need for a thriving, thriving, municipality ... I'm hopeful that this bill will pass and continue to be a tool that our municipalities can use, to invest in their respective communities,\" she said.

Members debated the scope of eligible activities. Committee member Chairman Urban said a caucus previously raised concerns about adding displacement-related activities to the list of projects; he said that issue had been a sticking point in committee last session. Representative Jeremy Schaefer asked whether smaller businesses would be able to access benefits from TIFs or whether the tool would mainly serve large redevelopment projects. \"So I don't know if there's a way that we can help this so that all size businesses can be able to take advantage of it, not just the major projects,\" Schaefer said.

In response, Representative Powell and staff said TIFs can be structured with guidelines to broaden access. Staff noted there is currently no statewide cap on the number of TIFs and that each community can determine how to design and deploy the tool.

On A00354, the committee vote passed 14 to 12. The committee then voted on final passage of House Bill 359 as amended; committee members recorded a pass vote of 14 to 12 and the bill was reported to the next stage as amended.","The Housing & Community Development Committee voted to adopt amendment A00354 to House Bill 359, expanding eligible tax-increment financing projects and authorizing agreements with municipalities and school districts to create redevelopment funds; the amendment and the bill were reported out of committee 14-12.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances bill to seal eviction records after seven years

Committee adopts amendment to expand projects eligible for tax-increment financing