Sponsored by Senator Vincent Hughes

This legislation would would require banks demonstrate that race plays no factor in their lending decisions. These disclosures would be public information and provide an additional factor in determining a bank’s compliance

Sponsored by Senator Katie Muth

This legislation would bring the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) together to provide assistance to veterans who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of experiencing homelessness. Under this legislation, eligible applicants would receive a maximum of $1,000 per month in the form of a rental voucher for a period of 12 months.

Sponsored by Senator Nikil Saval

Fair Chance Housing legislation would prohibit landlords from conducting criminal background checks when screening prospective tenants and eliminate a crucial barrier preventing the successful return of incarcerated people who have served their sentences and deserve a full shot at a second chance.

Sponsored by Senators Steve Santarsiero & Nikil Saval

This legislation would prohibit discrimination, including being denied housing, fired from a job, or excluded from public spaces based on an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Sponsored by Senator Jay Costa

This legislation would allow Pittsburgh the option of enacting a Longtime Owner Occupant Program (LOOP) to help homeowners better manage property taxes in neighborhoods experiencing rapid change due to economic growth.

Sponsored by Senator Vincent Hughes

This legislation would establish the SAFE housing trust fund that would benefit victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, human trafficking and stalking.

Sponsored by Senator Jay Costa

This resolution would authorize the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a study on the impact of housing on health quality. The LBFC study would examine health care costs associated with substandard housing and how much public and private funds can be saved by addressing the problem. It would also examine how housing and health connections and financing can be integrated to produce appropriate affordable housing that is linked to both the local health care and social service systems with the objective of improving life situations and reducing health and social service costs.