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House approves Pennsylvania Home Preservation Grant Program after sponsor cites thousands helped
Summary
House Bill 16 50, creating a permanent Pennsylvania Home Preservation Grant Program, passed the House after sponsors said a pilot repaired more than 2,600 homes and left over 18,000 applicants on a wait list.
The Pennsylvania House passed legislation to establish the Pennsylvania Home Preservation Grant Program as a permanent state program.
Representative Powell, the bill’s sponsor from Allegheny County, said the pilot repaired “over 2,600 homes” and that “there's more than 18,000 applicants on the wait list.” She described the program as targeting seniors, people with disabilities, and families who cannot afford critical home repairs and urged passage to expand nonprofit partnerships and braided funding to stretch state dollars.
House Bill 16 50 (printer’s number 1972) was considered on three days and taken up for final passage. The clerk recorded the vote as yeas 122, nays 80; the bill passed the House and the clerk will present it to the Senate for concurrence.
Sponsor remarks emphasized that the program addresses urgent housing safety and habitability needs rather than luxury improvements. The transcript does not record specific appropriation figures or an implementation timetable during the floor remarks.
