Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1095: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dockets, indices and other records, providing for limited access to eviction information; and requiring the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to process records.
Status: Passed one chamber, October 20, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dockets, indices and other records, providing for limited access to eviction information; and requiring the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to process records.
From the amended text, October 19, 2026:
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dockets, indices and other records, providing for limited access to eviction information; and requiring the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to process records. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Chapter 43 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read: SUBCHAPTER C LIMITED ACCESS TO EVICTION INFORMATION Sec. 4331. Definitions. 4332. Eviction case limited access. 4333. Prohibition on disclosure of information in limited access eviction file. 4334. Procedures. § 4331. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Disseminate." The oral or written transmission or disclosure of a court file or any portion of a court file to individuals or agencies other than the court that retains the information. "Eviction case." An action brought under Article V of the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951. "Eviction information." Information collected by the court arising from the initiation of an eviction case consisting of identifiable descriptions and dates of parties involved in the eviction case, documents filed in the eviction case and information or record …
Sponsors
- (D, 49) · primary sponsor