weekly legislative update

This is a list of bills that passed the Pennsylvania House or Senate this week, and mention of any noteworthy resolutions. Standard caveats apply (resolutions not generally included, list of sponsors deleted if it was too long - three lines in the originally formatting).

Our accountant friends at PICPA have provided their usual informative weekly update.


Other updates this week:

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Bills


Regular Session

SENATE

SB 820 By Senators PILEGGI, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, VANCE, CORMAN, ORIE, TOMLINSON, RAFFERTY, WONDERLING, MUSTO, EARLL, WAUGH, PIPPY, LAVALLE, KASUNIC, BRUBAKER, BROWNE, D. WHITE, C. WILLIAMS and GREENLEAF. Prior Printer's Nos. 954, 1712, 1925.Printer's No. 1989. An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act, further providing for definitions and for registration requirement; and providing for unwanted automatic political calls.

SB 1063 By Senators EARLL, BROWNE, WOZNIAK, BOSCOLA, EICHELBERGER, FERLO, FOLMER, KITCHEN, MADIGAN, PUNT, SCARNATI, WASHINGTON, D. WHITE, M. WHITE, C. WILLIAMS, MELLOW and ARMSTRONG. Prior Printer's Nos. 1366, 1618, 1875.Printer's No. 1988. An Act amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, in local tax, further providing for definitions, for delegation of tax powers and restrictions, for recapture of tax, for payroll tax, for nonresident sports facility usage fees, for vacation of tax ordinances and resolutions, for advertising tax ordinances, for second class city tax rates, for taxpayer appeals, for filing ordinances, for limitation on tax rates, for withholding of local services taxes, for administrative personnel and joint agreements, for audits of earned income and other taxes, for payment of tax to other taxing authorities as credits or deductions, for personal property, for assessment limitations and for tax limitations; providing for legal representation, for restricted use, for consolidated collection of local income taxes, for collection of delinquent taxes and for miscellaneous provisions; further providing for penalties and for repeals; and making editorial changes.

SB 1107 By Senators FOLMER, BAKER, WASHINGTON, PUNT, CORMAN, STOUT, COSTA, RAFFERTY, KASUNIC, PILEGGI, FUMO, ORIE, M. WHITE, WOZNIAK, KITCHEN, BRUBAKER, BOSCOLA, REGOLA, STACK, PIPPY, BROWNE and PICCOLA. Prior Printer's Nos. 1496, 1843.Printer's No. 1987. An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for modification of existing custody orders; and providing for protection of deployed members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and reserve components in child custody arrangements.

SB 1269 By Senators GREENLEAF, EARLL, TARTAGLIONE, C. WILLIAMS, WOZNIAK, O'PAKE, KITCHEN and WASHINGTON. Printer's No. 1731. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, adding definitions; and further providing for other basic rights and for adjudications of juveniles.

SB 232 By Senators GREENLEAF, COSTA, ERICKSON, FONTANA, O'PAKE, WOZNIAK, FERLO, STACK, WASHINGTON and KITCHEN. Prior Printer's Nos. 269, 1572. Printer's No. 1916. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for criminal history record expungement.