Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB1219

Introduced
3/30/26  

Caption

In lien of accounts due the Commonwealth and procedure in case of nonpayment, providing for liens against private property improved or renovated with State appropriations.

Impact

The enactment of SB1219 would result in significant changes regarding how state appropriations are regulated in relation to property renovations. By allowing the Commonwealth to claim liens against properties for noncompliance, it strengthens the state's ability to recover funds that were appropriated improperly. This could lead to more stringent oversight of how funds are utilized under state grants, loans, and contracts, compelling entities to abide by the outlined legal stipulations.

Summary

Senate Bill 1219 seeks to amend The Fiscal Code related to the financial management of state resources and property improvements involving state appropriations. Specifically, the proposed bill introduces provisions for establishing liens against private properties that have been improved or renovated utilizing state funds. If the Commonwealth agency determines that funds were improperly used for such upgrades, it can impose a lien on the property in question, ensuring that debts owed to the state are effectively secured.

Contention

While the bill streamlines the process for the Commonwealth to recover misallocated state funds, it may raise concerns among property owners and stakeholders regarding potential overreach by the state. Critics may argue that imposing liens can hinder the property rights of individuals and businesses, especially if the identification of misuse is not conducted transparently. Moreover, the priority of liens as prescribed by the bill could complicate existing property relationships, leading to disputes over ownership and due process.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

PA SB1201

In disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for report of property subject to custody and control of the Commonwealth under this article, for certificate of finder registration, for notice and publication of lists of property subject to custody and control of the Commonwealth under this article and for penalties.

PA HB2513

In general budget implementation, further providing for Commonwealth Financing Authority.

PA HB2141

In oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; and, in general budget implementation, further providing for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land.

PA HB1786

In disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for certificate of finder registration and for notice and publication of lists of property subject to custody and control of the Commonwealth under this article.

PA SB789

In Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for general appropriation bill.

PA HB1047

In Board of Finance and Revenue, further providing for restricted account within Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund.

PA HB416

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every department, board, commission, and officer of the State government, every political subdivision of the State, and certain officers of such subdivisions, every person, association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the Commonwealth," providing for Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program; in 911 Emergency Communication Services, further providing for surcharge; in Department of Revenue, further providing for exclusion from classes of income and providing for research and experimental expenditures and qualified production property, for report to General Assembly and for interest expense; in joint underwriting association, further providing for findings and for definitions, repealing provisions relating to sunset and providing for risk-based capital certification, for fund transfers, for association oversight and additional duties, for Joint Underwriting Association Board, for board meetings, for construction, for dissolution, for appropriations and for reports and hearings; in State Health Insurance Exchange Affordability Program, further providing for Exchange Affordability Assistance Account; providing for Rural Health Transformation Program; in Treasury Department, providing for waiver of interest, costs and fees; in procedure for disbursement of money from the State Treasury, further providing for use and appropriation of unused Commonwealth funds; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; providing for advanced air mobility sites and for public transportation vehicles; in human services, further providing for resident care and related costs; in Attorney General, providing for home improvement contractor registration fee; providing for Rare Disease Advisory Council, for affordable housing tax credit and for working Pennsylvanians tax credit; in additional keystone opportunity expansion zones, providing for additional keystone opportunity expansion zones for certain counties of the fourth class; providing for additional extensions of keystone opportunity zones; in special funds, further providing for funding, for expiration and for other grants; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for establishment of special fund and account, for use of fund and for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund and providing for refund of 2003 assessment by Insurance Department; in additional special funds and restricted accounts relating to Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund, further providing for deposits and providing for Property Tax Relief Fund; in general budget implementation, further providing Executive Offices, for Department of Community and Economic Development, for Department of Environmental Protection, for Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, for Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and for Commonwealth Financing Authority, providing for stenography services, further providing for surcharges, for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land and for Multimodal Transportation Fund and providing for State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board, for interest transfers, for fund transfers and for miscellaneous provisions; in 2024-2025 budget implementation, further providing for Department of Education, for Department of Environmental Protection and for Department of Human Services; in Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development Program, further providing for scope of article, for definitions and for the Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development Program, providing for review and determination of specific permits and for State agency permits and further providing for construction; providing for electricity load forecast accountability, for 2025-2026 budget implementation and for 2025-2026 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

PA SB844

In disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for claim for property paid or delivered.

PA HB1189

In disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for claim for property paid or delivered.

PA HB488

In disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for claim for property paid or delivered.

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