THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, BUXTON, CARROLL, CASORIO, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GIBBONS, GRELL, GROVE, HARRIS, HELM, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MANDERINO, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, METCALFE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, ROHRER, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STERN, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH AND WANSACZ, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Prohibiting the use of full Social Security numbers on State

forms.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Social

Security Number Prohibition Act.

Section 2.  Use of full Social Security numbers prohibited.

Except as required by Federal law or regulation and except as

provided in section 3 and notwithstanding any other law to the

contrary, no person shall be required to provide more than the

last four digits of his Social Security number on any form

required by a State governmental entity.

Section 3.  Exceptions.

This act shall not apply to:

(1)  Forms required by the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,

No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.

(2)  Any other form utilized in connection with the

collection of State taxes.

Section 4.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 90 days.