House Appropriations Committee approves bill setting font-size rules for reverse mortgage contracts, splits on party lines
October 29, 2025 | Appropriations, House of Representatives, Legislative, Pennsylvania
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The House Appropriations Committee voted to approve House Bill 18 82, which the committee staff described as establishing font-size requirements in reverse mortgage contracts and creating branch banner licensing requirements for nonbank licensees.
The chair called up House Bill 18 82 for consideration and, after no substantive discussion from members, a committee member announced that all Republicans would be recorded as voting in the negative while Democrats would be recorded in the affirmative. The chair then stated that the bill "will pass the committee and be referred back to the Florida House." The transcript records a brief colloquy about larger print, but no amendments or technical changes were offered on the record.
The executive director provided the committee with a one-line summary of the measure before the vote: "We have . . . House Bill 18 82 establishes font size requirements in reverse mortgage contracts and establishes branch banner licensing requirements for non bank licensees." That summary is the only detailed substantive description included in the recorded meeting transcript.
No mover, seconder, named vote tallies, or individual member roll-call votes are recorded in the transcript; the committee recorded positions by party (all Democrats in favor, all Republicans opposed). The transcript does not specify any effective dates, statutory citations, amendment text, or fiscal note details for HB 18 82.
With the committee’s recorded party-line support, the chair announced the committee would refer House Bill 18 82 back to the Florida House for further consideration.
The meeting contained no public-comment period on HB 18 82 and no staff testimony beyond the executive director’s overview.
The chair called up House Bill 18 82 for consideration and, after no substantive discussion from members, a committee member announced that all Republicans would be recorded as voting in the negative while Democrats would be recorded in the affirmative. The chair then stated that the bill "will pass the committee and be referred back to the Florida House." The transcript records a brief colloquy about larger print, but no amendments or technical changes were offered on the record.
The executive director provided the committee with a one-line summary of the measure before the vote: "We have . . . House Bill 18 82 establishes font size requirements in reverse mortgage contracts and establishes branch banner licensing requirements for non bank licensees." That summary is the only detailed substantive description included in the recorded meeting transcript.
No mover, seconder, named vote tallies, or individual member roll-call votes are recorded in the transcript; the committee recorded positions by party (all Democrats in favor, all Republicans opposed). The transcript does not specify any effective dates, statutory citations, amendment text, or fiscal note details for HB 18 82.
With the committee’s recorded party-line support, the chair announced the committee would refer House Bill 18 82 back to the Florida House for further consideration.
The meeting contained no public-comment period on HB 18 82 and no staff testimony beyond the executive director’s overview.
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