PRINTER'S NO. 897
No. 839 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, CAPPABIANCA, THOMAS, PESCI, GIGLIOTTI,
READSHAW, FORCIER, GEORGE, SANTONI, WOJNAROSKI, LAUGHLIN,
SHANER, HALUSKA, MANDERINO, TRELLO, STABACK, HARHAI, CURRY,
CORRIGAN, ROEBUCK, STURLA, MELIO, BATTISTO, DALEY, TANGRETTI,
RAMOS, LEDERER, BELFANTI, McCALL, SCRIMENTI, MUNDY, STEELMAN,
YOUNGBLOOD, DeLUCA, WILT, KELLER, E. Z. TAYLOR, M. COHEN AND
MICHLOVIC, MARCH 10, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
MARCH 10, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State
3 government; providing for the settlement, assessment,
4 collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts
5 due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and
6 other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth,
7 or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the
8 proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other
9 disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the
10 possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims
11 against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and
12 appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to
13 the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth
14 and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
15 moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
16 and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
17 authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
18 to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
19 section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
20 Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
21 certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
22 department, board, commission, and officer of the State
23 government, every political subdivision of the State, and
24 certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
25 association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
26 collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
27 imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
28 other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
1 every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
2 Commonwealth," providing for checks issued by the
3 Commonwealth.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known
7 as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding a section to read:
8 Section 311. Checks Issued by Commonwealth.--Any bank or
9 banking institution which receives deposits of Commonwealth
10 moneys shall cash, without conditions, a check or checks issued
11 by the Commonwealth for the face amount at no charge to the
12 payee: Provided, however, That the payee produces proper
13 identification to the bank or banking institution.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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