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State lawmakers in both houses of the state Legislature want to require counties to undertake a property reassessment on regular 10-year cycles.
State Reps. Emily Kinkead, D-Bellevue, and Jen Mazzocco, D-Mt. Lebanon, said recently they will introduce legislation in the state House of Representatives to require regular reassessments. Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Allegheny, has already introduced legislation (SB 567) that would mandate a property reassessment for every county in the state on a 10-year cycle while also strengthening the role of the state Tax Equalization Board.
Kinkead and Mazzocco were spurred by a recent state court decision forcing Allegheny County to undertake a property reassessment for the first time since 2012. Warren County, which recently finished a reassessment, hadn't undergone the process since 1989.
"Pennsylvania is the only state in the nation that does not require regular property reassessments," Kinkead and Mazzoco said. "Some of our counties have gone more than five decades without reassessment. This has created significant disparities between similarly situated properties and unfairly shifted the property tax burden among homeowners, especially in areas where school districts cross county lines. Regular reassessments would give taxpayers greater transparency and predictability while giving our schools and local governments the information they need to plan for the future. This is an opportunity to finally fix this broken, inequitable system that impacts homeowners, renters, school districts and municipalities statewide."
The pair of lawmakers said they soon plan to introduce legislation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives similar to S.B. 567 from state Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Allegheny, to mandate property reassessment for every county in the state on a 10-year cycle and strengthen the role of the State Tax Equalization Board in ensuring compliance.
Fontana's bill was introduced in June 2025 and has yet to move out of committee. It has so far attracted only three fellow Democrats as co-sponsors.
County leaders from across Pennsylvania convened at the Perry County Courthouse on Monday, June 22, 2026, to advocate for a fair, predictable, and sustainable framework for county property reassessments. County leaders from across Pennsylvania convened at the Perry County Courthouse on Monday, June 22, 2026, to advocate for a fair, predictable, and sustainable framework for county property reassessments. Counties emphasized that they are not asking the Commonwealth to take over reassessments but are seeking a partnership that provides the tools, resources, and support needed to maintain fair and equitable assessments. CCAP supports a phased implementation approach beginning in 2032 that would gradually move counties toward recurring reassessments on a staggered regional basis.
“Pennsylvania has no required reassessment cycle and no statistical trigger to prompt action when assessments fall out of line with market conditions, or industry standards” said Josh Zeyn, Chief Assessor and Director of Tax Claim for Tioga County and past president of the Assessors’ Association of Pennsylvania (AAP). “As a result, some counties have gone 20, 40, or even 60 years without updating their values.”